Iran’s Sajad Ganjzadeh Wins Silver at Karate World C’ships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sajad Ganjzadeh from Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2018 Karate World Championships on Saturday.
The Iranian athlete lost to Jonathan Horne of Germany in the Kumite +84 kg final match.
The bronze medal was won by Spain’s Babacar Seck and Alpaslan Yamanoğlu from Turkey.
The 24th Karate World Championships are Karate's biggest event. Held every two years, the Karate Senior World Championships gather athletes from over a hundred countries in a thrilling quest to sports greatness.
The tournament takes place at the WiZink Center sports hall in Madrid, Spain.
The competition acquires even greater importance since the Spanish capital hosts the last World Championships to be held before Karate's debut at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
The championships are the competition providing the highest number of points for athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games.
