Arab Sports Games (karate-do): Algerian Dahleb Narimen grabs gold in individual kata

ALGIERS- Algerian karateka Dahleb Narimen offered Algeria its second gold medal in women's individual kata on Friday, the second and last day of the Karate-do tournament (kumite and kata) held in the Cupola of the Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex of Algiers, as part of the 15th Arab Sports Games (July 5-15).

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The Algerian athlete beat Moroccan En-Nesyry Aya 40 to 38.8 in the final.

It is Algeria's second gold medal on this second and last day of the karate-do events after that won in the men's team kumite.

Algeria leads the karate-do's ranking with a total of seven medals (3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze).

The weight classes competing in the 15th Arab Sports Games are -60 kg, -67 kg, -75 kg, -84 kg and +84 kg in men's events, and -50 kg, -55 kg, -61 kg, -68 kg and +68 kg in women's events.

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