AMMAN — The
Kingdom’s national Karate team returned to the
Kingdom on Tuesday after taking part in the
Karate1 Premier League tournament
in Lisbon, Spain.
اضافة اعلان
The national men’s team bagged a silver medal after Abdel
Rahman Al-Masatfa (-67 weight group) lost to French Europe and world champion,
Steven Da Costa (1-0). Masatfa did. however, beat the Polish, Milosz Sabieki
(3-0) and the Turkish, Muratcan Deniz (3-2).
In the first round of the competition, Masatfa defeated
Italian, Gianluca De Vivo by advantage after the match ended in a draw. He then
met and won against Hungarian, Martial Yves Taddisi (8-0) in the quarterfinals
and Egyptian, Ali El-Sawy in the semi-finals (3-2).
The competition was held between May 1 and May and featured
over 800 athletes from more than 85 countries.
In mid-May, the World Karate Federation is expected to
launch the latest athlete rankings, which will award additional points to
players who have taken part in the Lisbon tournament. Winning each round will
grant players a set number of points. The same applies to those who reached the
semifinals and finals, or were awarded medals at the end of the tournament.
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