Iran’s Abbasali Advances to Karate 1-Premier League Paris Final
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hamideh Abbasali from Iran advanced to the Karate 1-Premier League Paris final on Saturday.
Abbasali will face Turkish Meltem Hocaoglu Akyol in the Female Kumite +68kg final.
Saleh Abazari from Iran will compete in the Male Kumite +84kg bronze medal match on Sunday.
On Friday, Bahman Asgari reached the final of Male Kumite -75kg after beating Joaquin Gonzalez Lavin of Chile 2-0 in semi-finals.
Sara Bamanyar will also clash for bronze medal in the Female Kumite -50kg after losing to Turkey’s Ozcelik Arapoglu 3-0 in semi-finals.
More than 700 competitors from 92 countries have participated at the event underway in Paris, France.