The three-day tournament, which is the most important league event in the world of Karate, ended in Paris, France, on Sunday.
On her way to the final game, Iran’s Atousa Golshadnejad defeated all her rivals in the 61kg weight class. She also beat Anita Serogina, a powerful rival from Ukraine and the number two of the world ranking, in the final match to become Iran’s only gold medalist of the tournament.
Mobina Heydari, another Iranian female karateka, lost 4-2 to her rival from France, to receive the silver medal of the 68kg weight class.
Iran’s Ali Meskini defeated his Kuwaiti rival in the third-place game of the 60kg weight category of men to snatch the bronze medal.
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