AL-JAAFARI INTO FINAL AS HAMAD, AL-MASATFA FIGHT FOR BRONZE

Mohammad Al-Jaafari has reached the final of the third round of the Karate Premier League, currently being held in Leshan, China.
Al-Jaafari topped his -84kg group after defeating Morocco’s Mehdi Sriti and Chile’s Fabian Huaquiman.
In the quarter-finals, he dominated USA’s Michael Molinero with an 8-0 victory, before defeating Italy’s Michele Martina 8-5 in the semi-finals.
He will face Japan’s Rikito Shimada in the final on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Hamad (-60kg) and Abdulrahman Al-Masatfa (-67kg) will compete for the bronze medals on Sunday after topping their groups but then falling in the knockout rounds.
Hamad will take on Italy’s Christian Sabatino, while Al-Masatfa will face Russia’s Yurik Noraierovich.