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Qatar claim 7 medals at Arab, West Asian Karate Championships in Jordan

Published: 26 Aug 2025 - 09:58 am | Last Updated: 26 Aug 2025 - 09:59 am
Qatari athletes pose with their medals.

Qatari athletes pose with their medals.

The Peninsula

Doha, Qatar: The Qatari karate team delivered an impressive performance at the Arab and West Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan bagging seven medals including one gold, a silver and five bronze medals.

At the West Asian Karate Championships, Yaman Al-Natsheh struck gold in the men’s under-67 kg category. Abdulrahman Mustafa took silver in the under-21 under-60 kg division, while Hassan Mansour Al-Sheikh earned bronze in the junior over-70 kg category.

In the Arab Karate Championship, Qatari athletes impressed and added four more bronze medals: Yaman Al-Natsheh (men’s under-67 kg), Hassan Mansour Al-Sheikh (junior over-70 kg), Abdulrahman Mustafa (men’s under-60 kg and under-21 under-60 kg). 

The delegation was led by Adel Al-Marzouqi, Executive Director of the Qatar Taekwondo, Judo and the Karate Federation, and included top athletes and coaching staff under head coach Mustafa Ahmamy.

Al-Marzouqi praised the team’s outstanding performance, calling it a reflection of their discipline, fighting spirit, and the Federation’s long-term strategy for excellence on the international stage.

Meanwhile, in judo, Fatina Buqhous claimed a bronze medal in the women’s under-57 kg youth category at the Asian Judo Cup, also held in Jordan.

The Qatari team is set to return today.