The Saudi Arabian team completed their participation in the 12th Junior, Youth and Olympic Karate World Championships in Konya, Turkey, winning 3 gold and two silver medals.
1778 players from 98 countries participated.
Olympian Sanad Sufyani won gold in +84 kg and became the world champion, and his colleagues Ali Makri and Abdulaziz Al-Saif won silver in the Youth class and my weight (-68 kg, -61 kg). kg) for Al Akhdar to achieve an unprecedented quality achievement by taking 3 players from Saudi Arabia to the world final for the first time.
Saudi Karate Federation President Dr. Musharraf Al Shehri congratulated the wise leadership on this achievement, praising in this regard His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sports, President of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and his Deputy, Prince Fahd bin Jalawi, for their support and constant close supervision, which has had a great impact on turning dreams and visions into tangible reality, experienced by Saudi sports in general and karate in particular, which has a positive impact on the results. and forced us to watch champions in various categories and weights.
Al Shehri stressed that the Saudi Karate Federation is working with a clear strategy and ambition stemming from the Kingdom’s ambitious vision for 2030, which shows its determination to redouble efforts to achieve new successes and achievements in the Kingdom’s sport.
It is noteworthy that the Saudi Arabia national team participated in the tournament with 20 players of different categories and weights, after a preparatory camp in Riyadh under the guidance of kata coach Dr. Reda Yousef and combat coaches Munir Afkir and Yorjan, after 5 days of participation, while The delegation was headed by the vice-president of the Saudi Karate Federation Dr. Ibrahim Al-Karni, in addition to the participation of 3 Saudi judges, Hassan Dagiri, Omar Al-Rashid and Marie Al-Bishi in the management of the championship competitions.