PETALING JAYA: There was no fairy-tale ending for Malaysia’s karate queen C. Shahmalarani.
The 26-year-old’s hopes of striking gold in her first World Championships final appearance did not materialise as she was overpowered 1-6 by Gulshan Alimardanova of Uzbekistan in the women’s kumite below 50kg category in Cairo, Egypt.
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