Iran’s Alesaadi Advances to Karate 1-Premier League Final
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shima Alesaadi from Iran qualified for the final of the Karate 1-Premier League event in Dubai.
She defeated her rivals from France, Spain, Egypt, Ukraine and Slovakia on her way to the final match.
Alesaadi will meet Xiaoyan Yin from China in the final match of the women’s under-60 kilogram kumite on Sunday.
The event in Dubai is one of the last competitions before the Olympic qualification process ends on April 6.
Nearly 600 fighters from 85 countries have registered, including all but two of the reigning world champions and 10 out of the 12 defending Premier League grand winners.