Adeola sumbang emas pertama Malaysia di Sukan Asia
Atlet karate wanita negara dari Sabah itu menewaskan wakil Iran, Fatemehzahra Saeidabadi 6-4 pada final acara kumite bawah 55kg.
Adeola Fay Robert, a 20-year-old karate athlete from Malaysia, secured her nation's first-ever gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya. The teenager from Sabah showcased calm and powerful moves, defeating Iran's Fatemehzahra Saeidabadi 6-4 in the women's -55kg kumite final and claiming a significant achievement in her debut Asian Games performance.
Adeola first advanced to the final after defeating Kazakhstan's Bella Samasheva 5-4 in the semi-finals. Prior to that, she won 9-1 against Kuwait's Asrar Jasem and 8-7 over Uzbekistan's Sevinch Rakhimova in previous rounds. This success continues the promising momentum for the Malaysian karate woman following her silver medal at the SEA Games 2025 in Thailand.
This gold medal also marks the end of anticipation for Malaysian women's karate to win an Asian Games gold since Syakilla Salni achieved it in 2014 in Incheon, South Korea.
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Also reported by 2 other outlets
- Karate star Adeola delivers Malaysia first gold at Asiad nst.com.my
- Adeola sumbang emas pertama Malaysia di Sukan Asia freemalaysiatoday.com
