Iran Runner-Up at 2025 AKF Cadet, Junior & U-21 Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran finished in second place at the 2025 AKF Cadet, Junior & U-21 Championships on Sunday.
The Iranian karate athletes won seven gold, nine silver and six bronze medals in the event, held in Shaoguan, China from September 5 to 7.
Japan won the title.
In the final day of the event, Ghazal Fathi Cheshmeh came out on top in the -48kg division. She defeated Cheok In Ho of Macau, China, to earn the continental crown.
Amir Reza Mosalman lost to Takeru Hamazawa of Japan in the male kata final.
Kazakhstan’s Turar Kalpakbay stood firm in the -61kg final, beating Mohammad Abdollahigorab of Iran.
In the Junior Kumite Male -68kg, China’s Jiachen Liu defeated Arya Yousefi of Iran, giving China a continental champion.
Uzbekistan’s Begzod Zoirov defeated Miad Shafeyi Zirdehi of Iran to secure the top spot in the Junior Kumite Male +76kg.
More than 500 young athletes from 30 countries gathered to compete in the three-day event.
