In the semifinal, the Olympic silver medalist defeated Iranian opponent from Tokyo 2020 final Hamdi took gold in Malaysia after beating Japan’s Ando Daiki in the final KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia’s Olympic silver medalist Tarek Hamdi won gold at the 19th Asian Senior Karate Championship in Malaysia on Saturday. For the latest updates, follow us on Twitter @ArabNewsSport Hamdi took top spot on the podium after defeating Japan’s Ando Daiki in the final of the Senior Kumite +84 kg competition. The new Asian champion had earlier gained a measure of revenge for falling agonizingly short of the gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games by defeating his opponent in the Tokyo final, Iranian Sajad Ganjzadeh, in the semifinals in Malaysia.