Turkey and Jordan earned two golds each at the World Karate Federation (WKF) Cadet, Junior and Under-21 World Championships in Santiago, following assurances from the government amid continuing unrest in the Chilean capital.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) has confirmed its 2019 Cadet, Junior and Under-21 Championships in Chile’s capital Santiago will go ahead as scheduled, despite the current social unrest in the host country.
Japan qualified for five finals on day two of the Karate 1-Series A competition in Santiago.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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