Sun, 29 Oct 2000

RI wins six golds in karate junior

JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian karatekas managed to bring home six gold medals from the Junior Shotokan Karate World Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The six golds came from Hariman, 17, in boys' individual kata, Telly Melinda, 18, in girls' individual kata and girls' individual kumite, Fatimah Azahra, 11, in girls' individual kata, Meise, 14, in girls' individual kata and the girls team of Telly, Fatimah and Meise in girls' kata team event.

Antara reported the fighters were greeted during their arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport by chairman of the Lemkari Karate School, Hamaminata. (yan)