On the first day of the Asian competition, Dehghanzadeh won the first gold medal in Iran's karate with a 6-4 victory over Omar Shakra from Jordan in the weight category of -55 kg.
Dehghanzadeh managed to win opponents from Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia before reaching to final against his Jordanian rival.
Also, Atousa Golshadnezhad defeated her Emiratis opponent 3-0 and became the champion of Asia in the weight of -66.
The 19th edition of the 2023 AKF Senior Championships is held in Maleka, Malaysia from July 21-23.
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