BIRMINGHAM – Pakistani athlete Hamza Iqbal Raja bagged a bronze medal in Commonwealth Karate Championship 2022 being played at Birmingham.
The star karateka won the medal after knocking out Indian player Vivek Teja Cherupalli in first round in men’s -84 category bout. He defeated the opponent with impressive 8-0 score on the board.
However, he lost the quarter final contest by 7-2 to England’s Joe Kellaway. Despite facing defeat, his chances for winning a medal were alive as he entered in Repechage round.
The Azad Kashmir-based athlete defeated Wales’ Nathan Preece 11-5 to qualify for the next round where he bagged the bronze after defeated Cyprus’ Demetris Demetriades.
Another Pakistani Karateka, Saadi Abbas, participated in the championship but he could not win a medal for the country as he finished at 5th place.
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