EASTERN PROVINCE, Saudi Arabia: The last stage of the Karate Individual League Championship and the qualifying tournament for the Saudi Games in kata and first-degree fighting competitions ended on Saturday with Al-Nasr Club finishing first.
The competitions were held in the presence of Dr. Musharraf Al-Shehri, Saudi Karate Federation’s president, and the participation of 19 clubs represented by more than 200 contenders at the Air Force Base’s hall in the Eastern Province.
As competitions concluded, Al-Nasr finished first after recording 207 points, meanwhile Al-Hilal came in as runners-up with 197 points. In the third place, Hira club recorded 149 points, followed by Al-Ahly in the fourth rank with 112 points.
Al-Thaqbah club ranked fifth with 96 points followed by Al-Ittihad sixth with 92 points. In the seventh rank came Al-Raed club with 91 points meanwhile Al Shabab came eighth with 84 points.
Al Watani were ninth with 65 points and Al-Ma’a tenth with 64 points.
Meanwhile, 60 players representing different clubs qualified for the Saudi Games.
The tournament is labelled among the primary competitions that falls within the strategy of supporting the Kingdom’s sporting clubs and is also a key part of the Saudi Karate Federation’s calendar.
It is also considered part of the Federation’s strategy to find karate champions of all weights in kata and fighting competitions, in a bid to develop and raise the game’s level in Saudi Arabia to be able to compete globally.
