Reda Masoudi, UAE national team player, wins the Asian Karate silver medal
Bali, June 21 / WAM / Reda Masoudi, a player of the UAE national karate team, won the silver medal in the men’s kumite competition for the weight category under 84 kg, within the Asian Karate Championship currently being held in the Indonesian city of Bali, adding a new continental achievement to the record of Emirati sports.
Masoudi had a distinguished journey in the tournament, which he started by defeating Kuwaiti Mohammed Hassan with a score of 5-3, then he continued his brilliance by defeating Japanese Rikito Shimada with a score of 4-0, before booking his place in the final match after defeating Kazakhstan’s Nikita Tarnaykin with a score of 4-3 in the semi-finals.
In the final match, Masoudi lost to Jordanian Muhammad Al-Jaafari, ranked first in the world in this category, winning the silver medal after a strong performance.
Rashid Abdul Majeed Al Ali, First Vice President of the Emirates Karate Federation, Vice President of the Asian Federation and member of the Executive Office of the International Karate Federation, confirmed that the silver medal is the result of the continuous work carried out by the Federation and the technical bodies to prepare players for continental and international competitions.
He said that Reda Masoudi presented outstanding artistic levels throughout the tournament and succeeded in overcoming a number of the most prominent competitors on the continent, noting that reaching the final match and winning the silver medal is an honorable achievement for Emirati karate and reflects the continuous development of the national teams.
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