Malaysia Karate Federation (MKF) secretary Vincent Chen blamed the Malaysians’ loss to their earlier exertions in the individual kata. “Indonesia focused solely on the team kata while our exponents had to compete in the individual kata on the same day. Lim Chee Wei, the 2014 Asiad gold medallist, also bowed out in the quarter-finals of the men’s individual kata. Sharmini fared even worse, exiting in the first round of the women’s kumite below 50kg after a 0-1 loss to Lucia Kovacikova of Slovakia. “Our top kumite exponents fell short of expectations this time.

Source: The Star March 21, 2017 23:26 UTC