Saadi Abbas Jalbani

Saadi Abbas Jalbani
Saadi Abbas Jalbani at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Born1988 (age 35–36)
Lyari Town, Pakistan
Height1,75m
Weight−75 kg (−165 lb)
Sport
SportKarate
ClubAl-Ittihad Kalba SC WAPDA
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku Kumite, -75 kg
Asian Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Quanzhou Kumite, -67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tashkant Asian Karate Championship Kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dubai Asian Karate Championship Kumite
Commonwealth Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Johannesburg Kumite
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal Kumite
US Open Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Las Vegas Kumite
South Asian Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 New Delhi Kumite
Gold medal – first place 2017 Colombo Kumite
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo Kumite
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Kumite
Gold medal – first place 2019 Khatmandu Kumite
UAE Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 UAE President Karate Championship Kumite
Gold medal – first place 2018 UAE President Cup Kumite
Gold medal – first place 2018 UAE Karate League Kumite
Gold medal – first place 2018 UAE Open Karate Championship Kumite
Gold medal – first place 2019 UAE Open Karate Championship Kumite

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 in all South Asian region, he is currently[when?] playing as a professional from Al-Ittihad Kalba club.[citation needed]

Biography

Jalbani was born in 1988 in Lyari Town Karachi South.[1] 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[1] As of 2014, he was the only karate competitor from South Asia who has won a gold medal at an Asian Karate Championship.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Saadi Abbas". Magnus Sports. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Karate kid Saadi Abbas strikes again". Express Tribune. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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