Karate: Egypt's Abdelaziz wins gold medal in women's +61kg kumite

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Women's +61kg Kumite - Final - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Feryal Abdelaziz of Egypt reacts after winning her match against Iryna Zaretska of Azerbaijan. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

TOKYO (Reuters) - Egypt's Feryal Abdelaziz defeated Azerbaijan's Iryna Zaretska to win the Olympic gold medal in the women's karate "kumite" +61kg category on Saturday.

Kazakhstan's Sofya Berultseva and China's Gong Li won the bronze medals.

(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Toby Davis)

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