Saudis take two bronze medals in karate at Islamic Solidarity Games

  • 8/18/2022
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The third-place finishes by Saud Al-Bashir and Sultan Al-Zahrani took the Kingdom’s overall medal tally to 23 KONYA: Saud Al-Bashir and Sultan Al-Zahrani on Wednesday claimed two bronze medals for Saudi Arabia in the karate competition at the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey. The podium finishes took the Kingdom’s overall tally to 23 medals (one gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze). Al-Bashir took third place in the 60 kg division after defeating the Moroccan Osama Al-Dari 9-4, while Al-Zahrani won the bronze in the 75 kg after beating Nurkhanat Azhikanov of Kazakhstan 2-1. Saudi’s Olympic silver medalist Tarek Hamdi will launch his participation in the +84 kg division on Thursday, as will his colleague Faraj Al-Nashiri in the -83 kg category.

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