Pakistan team wins big at international Karate competition

KARACHI: A team from Pakistan secured five gold medals and overall third position in aninternationalKarate competition held in Sri Lanka.

The gold medalists include Erdemir Ali, Anael Ali, Khalid Aleem, Khadija Abdullah, and Muhammed Raid.

The team, Bushi Ban Pakistan Junior Karate Team, along with teams from seven other countries participated in the 22nd Kensho International Open Karate Championship 2017.

The participating teams hailed fromSri Lanka, India, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

"We are glad to announce the marvelous victory of our Karate team in international championship held in Sri Lanka," read a press statement issued by theBushi Ban Pakistan Junior Karate Team on Wednesday.