Bronze of tears for karate exponent Zakiah

Zakiah Adnan (left) competes in the women's kumite 61kg category at the SEA Games 2025, held at the Rat­­tha­­prasa­san­phakdi Government Building on December 12, 2025. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

BANGKOK: It was a medal three years in the works for karate exponent Zakiah Adnan (pic).

After returning empty-handed from two previous SEA Games outings in Vietnam and Cambodia, Zakiah finally made her podium breakthrough, by winning the bronze medal match in the women’s kumite below 61kg.