Our exponents beaten in q-finals


PETALING JAYA: It was a disappointing start for Malaysia when exponents R. Puvaneswaran and C. Maalani were eliminated in the quarter-finals of their respective categories in the karate competition of the Asian Martial Arts Games in Bangkok yesterday.

Doha Asian Games silver medallist Puvanes­waran lost 2-3 to Japan’s Ota Masahiko who went on to take the gold medal in the men’s kumite below 60kg.

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