Mohd Arif wins first Asiad karate gold for Malaysia in nine years

By LIM TEIK HUAT

HANGZHOU: Karate exponent Mohd Arif Afifuddin Malik delivered the sixth gold for Malaysia at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday (Oct 7).

The 23-year-old Asian Games debutant won the men's kumite below 84kg category after beating Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan 10-4 in the final. It ended Malaysia's nine-year karate gold drought at the Asiad.

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