Thevendran delivers Malaysia’s first medal at Asian Games
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The national karate exponent defeated his opponent from Nepal 9-1 to clinch the bronze medal in the men’s below 55kg kumite event.
From the original report
Thevendran defeated Nepal’s Rakesh Manandhar 9-1 in the bronze-medal bout at the Toyohashi Gymnasium, Bernama reported.
Thevendran scored six Yuko and one Ippon to secure the victory, while Rakesh managed only one Yuko.
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