Dina Safari and Mohammad Ankooti, two young stars of Iranian karate, shone in the world ranking of the World Karate Federation. Dina Safari excelled in individual kata, achieving the second position in the world in the youth category. Additionally, Mohammad Ankooti, through his effort and perseverance, secured the seventeenth rank. These successes represent future builders who can shine not only in domestic arenas but also on global stages.
Outstanding Results in Youth Kumite
In the girls' youth kumite category, Nirvana Razaqi placed fifth in the 47-kg weight class, Baran Shadfar sixth in the 54-kg weight class, Dina Karimi sixth in the 61-kg weight class, and Saba Khodaparast ninth in the 61+ kg weight class. In the boys' youth kumite, Mohammad Mahaan Qasemi ranked twenty-third in the 52-kg weight class, Abolfazl Arab-Yaghoubi ranked first in the 63-kg weight class, Hamidreza Rezayati fifth in the 70-kg weight class, and Amir Ali Mohammadi ranked eleventh in the 70+ kg weight class.
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Youth and Under 21 Achievements
In the youth category, Yazdan Ghavam registered the twenty-ninth rank in individual kata. In the girls' youth kumite, Melina Yousefi placed thirty-sixth in the 48-kg weight class, Setayesh Ghanei second in the 53-kg weight class, Roza Rezayi twenty-fifth in the 59-kg weight class, Setayesh Afshar Asbaki eighth in the 66-kg weight class, and Saghar Jandghi sixteenth in the 66+ kg weight class. In the boys' youth category, Benjamin Sahaf ranked thirty-fourth in the 55-kg weight class, Abolfazl Norouzi twenty-second in the 61-kg weight class, Mohammad Abdollahi forty-seventh in the 68-kg weight class, Parham Jahaanbaz eleventh in the 76-kg weight class, and Abolfazl Soleimani thirty-first in the 76+ kg weight class.
In the under 21 category, Ailin Bahari ranked fourth in individual kata, and Alireza Nadimi placed twenty-second. In the girls' under 21 kumite, Ghazal Fathi ranked fifth in the 50-kg weight class, Fatemeh Zahra Saeidabadi third in the 55-kg weight class, Fatemeh Jafarnejad fifth in the same weight class, Zahra Rezazadeh seventh in the 61-kg weight class, Bashra Imani twenty-fifth in the 68-kg weight class, and Mahla Sadaqat seventh in the 68+ kg weight class. In the boys' under 21 kumite, Abolfazl Hamdam-Joo ranked sixth in the 60-kg weight class, Mehdi Choobakzan seventeenth in the 67-kg weight class, and Taha Yousefi thirty-sixth in the 84+ kg weight class.
These successes follow the brilliance of Iranian karate in the Asian Championships for youth categories in Jordan. The Iranian karate team achieved 11 gold medals, 12 silver, and 8 bronze, securing the title of Asian champions, and these results reflect the high potential of young Iranian athletes on international stages.
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