Japan claimed five titles at the AKF Senior Karate Championships in Bali, Indonesia with Maho Ono leading charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Female Kata \u2013 Maho Ono Returns to the Top<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ono claimed the gold medal after defeating Grace Lau Mo Sheung of Hong Kong China. Ono secured her first title since January 2025 and overcame the reigning Asian champion, world champion, and Karate One Grand Winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Male Kata \u2013 Fifth Continental Title for Kakeru Nishiyama<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kakeru Nishiyama of Japan defeated Sayed Salman Almosawi of Kuwait to win the gold medal. The victory gave Nishiyama his fifth Asian title and extended his unbeaten run that started in November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Male Kumite -55kg \u2013 Zholaman Bigabyl Stays Dominant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kazakhstan\u2019s Zholaman Bigabyl continued his control of the category with a commanding 12-2 victory over Sultan Musayri of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Female Kumite -50kg \u2013 Yee Ting Tsang Regains the Crown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yee Ting Tsang of Hong Kong China defeated Junhui Wang of China 10-4. It was her second continental title and her first since winning gold in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Male Kumite -60kg \u2013 First Gold for Saud Albasher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saud Albasher of Saudi Arabia earned his first Asian title with a 9-1 victory over Abdelrahman Abdelhamid of Qatar. His previous best result at the championships was a bronze medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Female Kumite -55kg \u2013 Alisha Reaches the Top<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n India\u2019s Alisha won her first continental title after edging Japan\u2019s Rina Kodo 4-3 in a close final. Her previous best result was a bronze medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Male Kumite -67kg \u2013 Olzhas Altynbek Takes Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Olzhas Altynbek of Kazakhstan captured the title with a 9-3 victory over Abdel Rahman Almasatfa of Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Female Kumite -61kg \u2013 Sarara Shimada Prevails<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Japan\u2019s Sarara Shimada secured the gold medal after a narrow 5-4 win against Assel Kanay of Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Male Kumite -75kg \u2013 Morteza Nemati Triumphs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Morteza Nemati of Iran claimed the Asian crown by defeating Nurkanat Azhikanov of Kazakhstan 3-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Female Kumite -68kg \u2013 Dieu Ly Nguyen Shines for Vietnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vietnam\u2019s Dieu Ly Nguyen earned gold with a convincing 5-1 victory over Tsubasa Kama of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Male Kumite -84kg \u2013 Mohammad Aljafari Dominates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mohammad Aljafari of Jordan produced one of the most decisive performances of the day, defeating Rida Messaoudi of the United Arab Emirates 13-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Female Kumite +68kg \u2013 Home Success for Leica Al Humaira Lubis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Indonesia celebrated a gold medal as Leica Al Humaira Lubis defeated Yara Naser of Jordan 6-3 in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Male Kumite +84kg \u2013 Mahmoud Nemati Wins for Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mahmoud Nemati of Iran secured the title with a 4-0 victory over Sanad Sufyani of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Female Team Kata \u2013 Japan Takes the Title<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Japan delivered a strong performance to defeat China 7-0 and win the female team kata gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Male Team Kata \u2013 Japan Continues Success<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Japan also topped the male team kata competition, overcoming Kuwait by a score of 6-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Female Team Kumite \u2013 Iran Defeats Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Iran captured the female team kumite title with a clear 10-2 victory against Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Male Team Kumite \u2013 Jordan Finishes on Top<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jordan closed the championships with gold in male team kumite after defeating Iran 3-0 in the final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Japan claimed five titles at the AKF Senior Karate Championships in Bali, Indonesia with Maho Ono leading charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-14134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-karate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t