Press release, translated from Arabic.
The Lebanese karate selection won eight medals at the West Asian Championship in Amman, Jordan. The balance sheet submitted on November 14, 2026 includes a gold medal, two silver medals and five bronze medals.
A gold medal for Randa Choucair
Randa Choucair picked up gold in combat, in the junior category women under 59 kg.
The two silver medals go back to Aya Choucair, in female kata for the under 14s, and to Salim Chamli, in combat for the 10–11s, in the category of more than 45 kg.
Five bronze medals
The five other Lebanese podiums are as follows:
- Lynn Kain: bronze in children under 21, in combat, under 55 kg.
- Luna Daouk: bronze in younger children, less than 54 kg.
- Louloua Choucair: bronze in the under 14s.
- Khaled Habbal : bronze among cadets, in combat, less than 57 kg.
- Hassan Daouk: bronze in combat among the under 14s, under 55 kg.
Management of the delegation
Asian referees Élie Aoun and Sami Alayli accompanied the selection, alongside Rami Choucair, national coach, and Yara Kain, kata coach.
Elie Aoun, head of the delegation and Asian referee, also participated in a meeting of the Western Asian Union Administrative Committee, held on the sidelines of the championship.
On behalf of the delegation, Elijah Aoun thanked the President of the Lebanese Karate Federation, Moussa Fattouche, its Secretary General, Georges Malkoun, and the members of the Administrative Committee for their support and support.
The President and members of the Federation congratulated the Lebanese delegation on the results achieved in this regional competition.
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