World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós met his
Islamic Solidarity Sports counterpart Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki
Al-Faisal Al-Saud on the eve of the karate event at the 2022 Islamic
Solidarity Games in Konya in Turkey.
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Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's Sports
Minister and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee President, has
said that hosting the Olympic Games is the country's "ultimate goal"
as he rejected claims of sportswashing.
Gianni Infantino watched on next to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Al Saud as Oleksandr Usyk defended his heavyweight boxing world titles
versus Anthony Joshua at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in
Jeddah, underlining the close ties between the FIFA President and
Saudi Arabia.
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Olympic hero Tarek Hamdi continues to make history. Last week, the karate champion dominated a strong field to take gold in the 75 kg kumite competition at the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey. The triumph came almost exactly a year after his silver at Tokyo 2020, when he was only denied gold after a controversial disqualification in the