Saadi Abbas Jalbani

Saadi Abbas Jalbani
Saadi Abbas Jalbani at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Born1988 (age 36–37)
Lyari Town, Pakistan
Height1,75m
Weight−75 kg (−165 lb)
Sport
SportKarate
ClubAl-Ittihad Kalba SC WAPDA
Medal record
Representing Pakistan
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku Kumite, -75 kg
Asian Karate Championships
2011 Quanzhou Kumite, -67 kg
2012 Tashkant Asian Karate Championship Kumite
2013 Dubai Asian Karate Championship Kumite
Commonwealth Karate Championships
2009 Johannesburg Kumite
2013 Montreal Kumite
US Open Karate Championships
2014 Las Vegas Kumite
South Asian Karate Championships
2012 New Delhi Kumite
2017 Colombo Kumite
South Asian Games
2006 Colombo Kumite
2010 Dhaka Kumite
2019 Khatmandu Kumite
UAE Karate Championships
2017 UAE President Karate Championship Kumite
2018 UAE President Cup Kumite
2018 UAE Karate League Kumite
2018 UAE Open Karate Championship Kumite
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 playing as a professional from Al-Ittihad Kalba club.

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.