Turkish karateka claims world title

BREMEN, Germany 

Turkish karateka Enes Erkan won Saturday his second world championship title in male kumite (free fight) +84 kilograms division.

Erkan, the defending world champion of Paris 2012 and the European champion from Budapest 2013 in individual categories, won 5 to 4 against Iranian Sajad Ganjzadeh.

In earlier stages in the tournament, Erkan toppled Estonian Tanel Paabo, Albanian Herolind Nishevci, Dutch Moreno Sheppard and in semifinal Fernandez Vizuete.

Separately, another Turkish karateka Gokhan Gunduz won the bronze medal in 84 kilograms after winning 3 to 0 against Germany’s Mehmet Bolat.

More than 1,000 athletes from 107 nations are competing in the 22nd World Senior Championships in Bremen, Germany.

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