Iran’s Dehghanzade Wins Gold at 2023 AKF Senior Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian karateka Behnam Dehghanzade won a gold medal at the 2023 AKF Senior Championships on Friday.
He defeated Arzuv Seyitgulyyev from Turkmenistan 5-2 in his first match and then defeated Wkr Thisera from Sri Lanka 8-0.
Dehghanzade beat Malaysian karate athlete Kumar Selvan Prem 14-5 to book a place in the final match.
The Iranian representative defeated Jordan’s Omar Shaqrah 6-4 to win the gold.
The last edition of the continental championships was held last year in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and it gathered all Senior, Cadet, Junior, and U-21 categories.
The event comprises 17 categories, in the senior competition, and seven categories in the Para-Karate event.
Nearly 400 athletes from 31 countries have registered to participate in the event.
