Pakistan’s ace martial art player Saadi Abbas put up a dazzling performance to win a gold medal in his -67kgs bout of the 10th Asian Karate Championship in China on Saturday. Saadi Abbas defeated South Korean player Kim Ju Won in the gold medal fight. He also clinched the gold medal in the Commonwealth Championship, demonstrated brilliance and prowess to beat his respective opponents from Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Hong Kong to get a place in the final. In all, 526 players from 33 countries of Asia participated in the Championship.
Meanwhile a spokesman of Pakistan Karate Federation (PKF) said that “It is a matter of great honour for Pakistan that any Pakistani Karate player demonstrated a higher level of game to win a gold medal in the Asian Championship.” He said the PKF in collaboration with Pakistan Sports Board organised three weeks training camp in Iran and one month training camp in Peshawar to prepare its team to feature in the Asian Championship.