Kuwait city: Kuwait national karate team player, Abdullah Shaban, has qualified for the final of the -60 kg Kumite event at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh. He secured his place in the final after defeating his Kazakh opponent, Zulaman Bezhabiel, in the semi-final round of the competition.
According to Kuwait News Agency, Shaban is the second Kuwaiti player to reach a final today, following karate athlete Mohammed Al-Moussawi, who advanced to the final of the Kata category.