Malaysian karate exponents grab a bronze in Holland

Smiles all round: (from right) Emmanuel Leong, Hoe Thomson and Ivan Oh displaying their medals after winning a bronze at the WKF Karate 1 Premier League in Rotterdam, Holland, on Monday.

PETALING JAYA: The men’s team kata trio of Ivan Oh, Hoe Thomson and Emmanuel Leong fought their way to a bronze for Malaysia in the WKF Karate 1 Premier League in Holland.

Ivan, Hoe and Emmanuel earned a 5-0 win over the Czech Republic in the bronze-medal bout in the second leg in Rotterdam on Monday to maintain Malaysia’s good record in the prestigious series.