Malaysia's Soman Roy (right) in action against Behbound Ali of Iran in the final of the kumite U-76kg event at the Asian Junior Karate Championships in KL on Saturday. - NORAFIFI EHSAN/ The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian karate team could only manage to win two silvers and a bronze on the second day of the Asian Junior Championships.
Seventeen-year-old Soman Roy came close to nicking the gold in the boys’ junior kumite below 76kg category before narrowly losing 1-0 to Iran’s Behboud Ali at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium (KLBA) in Cheras on Saturday.
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