Saadi Abbas Jalbani
Saadi Abbas Jalbani at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1988 (age 37–38) Lyari Town, Karachi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | −75 kg (−165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Al-Ittihad Kalba SC WAPDA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saadi Abbas Jalbani (born 1 January 1988 in Karachi) is a Pakistani karate competitor and captain of Pakistan National Karate team. In 2011, Saadi became the first ever Asian Champion from South Asian region at the 2011 Asian Championships in Quanzhou, China.[1]
Biography
Jalbani was born in 1988 in Lyari Town Karachi South.[2] He started Karate in 1996 when he was 7 years old, Saadi has earned a black belt in karate on 15 April 2001. In 2018, he became the captain of Pakistan National Karate Team and joined WAPDA Karate team in 2007[2] As of 2014, he was the only karate competitor from South Asia who has won a gold medal at an Asian Karate Championship.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Karate kid Saadi Abbas strikes again". Express Tribune. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Saadi Abbas". Magnus Sports. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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