PETALING JAYA: Syakilla Salni Jefri Krisnan came up short in her bid to become Malaysia’s first world champion in karate.
Syakilla’s cautious approach in the women’s kumite below 61kg final cost her dearly as she went down 1-0 to Egyptian Giana Lofty in the final of the World Championships in Bremen, Germany, on Saturday.
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