TOKYO (Reuters) – Iran’s Sajad Ganjzadeh won the gold medal in the men’s karate kumite competition in the +75kg category on Saturday after his opponent, Saudi Arabia’s Tareg Hamedi, was disqualified.
A kick from Hamedi knocked out Ganjzadeh, who was carried away on a stretcher.
Turkey’s Ugur Aktas and Japan’s Ryutaro Araga took the bronze medals.
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Ken Ferris)
