TEHRAN – Sara Bahmanyar of Iran claimed a bronze medal in karate on Sunday in the 2022 Asian Games.

She defeated Malaysian Chandran Shahmalarani 7-3 in Round of 16 and beat Cambodian Srey Phea Chonn 8-0 in quarterfinal.

Bahmanyar lost to Kazakhstan’s Moldir Zhangbyrbay 5-4 in the semifinals and won the bronze medal in the women’s kumite -50kg after defeating Japan’s Miho Miyahara 6-5.

Iranian karate athletes Fatemeh Saadati in women's kumite -55Kg and Sajad Ganjzadeh in men's kumite +84Kg had won a bronze and a gold medal respectively.