TEHRAN - Hamidreza Rezayati in the under-70kg category has won a bronze medal at the World Age-Group Karate Championships.
The fourth day of the World Age-Group Karate Championships in Poland features bronze-medal matches and finals across various weight classes for the youth and junior divisions. Iran had two representatives in the bronze-medal bouts for the youth category, resulting in one bronze medal.
Rezayati defeated Pablo Perez of Spain 2–0 in the bronze-medal match, securing third place and the bronze medal.
Rezayati had previously defeated opponents from Romania, Ireland, and Italy, but was stopped from reaching the final after a loss to an athlete from Uzbekistan in the semi-finals.
In the girls’ under-61kg category, Dina Karimi faced Riqab Hassan of Egypt in a bronze-medal match; she was defeated 5–2 and missed out on a medal.
Tomorrow, Sunday, Ghazal Fathi and Fatemeh Jafarnejad will compete in the U21 (espoir) category, vying for bronze medals.