Saudi Arabia wins first medal at Tokyo Olympics



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Saudi Arabia wins first medal at Tokyo Olympics

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Saudi karate player Tariq Hamdi presented his country with the first medal at the Summer Olympics currently being held in Tokyo.

Hamdi, 23, won silver in +75 kg, after losing in the final to Iranian Sajjad Ganjzadeh.

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Hamdi lost the last game, having made a technical error “Hansouko” when he was 4-1 ahead of his opponent.

This is Saudi Arabia’s second silver medal in Olympic Games history, following silver runner Hadi Sawan in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2000 Sydney Games.

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