Iran's Ganjzadeh wins Olympic gold in men's +75kg Kumite
Iran's Ganjzadeh wins Olympic gold in men's +75kg Kumite
Iran's Sajad Ganjzadeh won the gold medal in the karate +75kg Kumite competition while Turkey and Japan took the bronze medals.
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Before the win, Ganjzadeh was knocked out by Hamedi who was subsequently disqualified [Getty]
Iran's Sajad Ganjzadeh won the gold medal in the men's karate Kumite competition in the +75kg category on Saturday after his opponent, Saudi Arabia's Tareg Hamedi was disqualified.
A kick from Hamedi knocked out Ganjzadeh, who was carried away on a stretcher.
Turkey's Ugur Aktas and Japan's Ryutaro Araga took the bronze medals.
(Reuters)
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