The Indonesian karate national team won five medals at the Asian Karate Championships held on July 13-15, 2018, in Amman, the capital of Jordan, as noted in a written statement received in Jakarta on Tuesday.

A total of 12 athletes of the team participated in the 15th Asian Karate Federation (AKF) Senior Championship in Amman.

Some 300 karetakas or karate players from 29 countries participated in the championship, with several "kumite" (tarung) and word (jurus) matches for individuals and teams.

Indonesian national team's Cok Istri Agung Sanistya Rani managed to win a silver medal in the women`s tarung under 55-kilogram weight category.

Four bronze medals were won respectively in the women`s individual match by Nawar Kautsar Mastura, women`s individual under-50 kilogram category match by Intan Nurjanah, women`s individual under-68 kilogram fight by Ceyco Georgia`s Zefanya Hutagalung, and men`s under-75 kilogram fight by Sandy Firmansyah.

The championship, held at the Prince Hamzah Hall, Sport City, was opened by Princess Zeina Rashed, the wife of King Abdullah II bin Hussein`s cousin, and closed by Prince Hassan bin Talal, uncle of the King, who awarded the medals to the winners.

The AKF 2018 Championship is a test run before the 18th Asian Games and qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.

Rudy Gunarto from the National Training Supervisory Team of the Executive Board of the Karate Sport Federation in Indonesia remarked that in recent weeks, the karate athletes had participated in a series of trainings and matches in several countries.

Some activities of the Indonesian karate national team include the training camp in Egypt, the Asian karate championship in Jordan and continued with training camps in Ukraine and Japan, respectively for "kumite" and "kata."

Through participation in the series of activities, the athletes are expected to deliver peak performance to play optimally in the 18th Asian Games next month. (ANTARA)