Saudi Arabia’s Hamdi gains Olympic revenge, wins gold at Asian Karate Championship

KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia’s Olympic silver medalist Tarek Hamdi won gold at the 19th Asian Senior Karate Championship in Malaysia on Saturday.

Hamdi took top spot on the podium after defeating Japan’s Ando Daiki in the final of the Senior Kumite +84 kg competition.

The new Asian champion had earlier gained a measure of revenge for falling agonizingly short of the gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games by defeating his opponent in the Tokyo final, Iranian Sajad Ganjzadeh, in the semifinals in Malaysia.

#PHOTOS: #SaudiArabia's #Karate superstar @TaregHamedi meets #Iran's Sajjad Ganjzadeh again after their meeting in 2021 - defeats him in the semi-finals of the 19th Asian Karate Championship in #Malaysia @SKF2034 pic.twitter.com/EGTIe0cGCw

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