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 the first round in the men’s -84 category bout. He defeated the opponent with an 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 of winning a medal were alive as he entered in the 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 defeating 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 in 5th place.
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