Meisya wins karate gold

JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian female karate competitor, Meisya, managed to grab the gold medal in the women's under-50 kilograms division at the eighth International Karate Championships in Venice, Italy, on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10.

In the men's competition, Nurfan, took the bronze in the 60kgs division at the event. Two other fighters of Wawang Nur Rasyid and Ela Komariah failed to bring home any medals.

Team manager Darwan Siregar said in a fax release sent by the Indonesian Embassy in Rome that the participation in the championships was to groom younger athletes to improve their performance at larger events in the future. (yan)