Abdullah Shaaban

Abdullah Shaaban (born 12 June 1994)^[1] is a Kuwaiti karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.^[2] He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's 60 kg event at the Asian Karate Championships (2018 and 2022).

Abdullah Shaaban

Shaaban at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey
Personal information
Born	(1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 (age 30)
Sport
Country	Kuwait
Sport	Karate
Weight class	60 kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Kuwait Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Kumite 60 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya Kumite 60 kg 2013 Palembang Kumite 55 kg Asian Championships 2018 Amman Kumite 60 kg 2022 Tashkent Kumite 60 kg 2015 Yokohama Kumite 55 kg 2019 Tashkent Kumite 60 kg 2021 Almaty Kumite 60 kg

Career

Shaaban won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan.^[3] He competed in the men's 60 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[1]

In 2021, Shaaban competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[4] He was eliminated in his third match by Firdovsi Farzaliyev of Azerbaijan and he did not qualify for the Olympics.^[4]

Shaaban competed in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.^[5] In 2023, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2013	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	3rd	Kumite 55 kg
2015	Asian Championships	Yokohama, Japan	2nd	Kumite 55 kg
2018	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	Kumite 60 kg
2019	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	3rd	Kumite 60 kg
2021	Asian Championships	Almaty, Kazakhstan	3rd	Kumite 60 kg
2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	2nd	Kumite 60 kg
	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	1st	Kumite 60 kg
2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	2nd	Kumite 60 kg

References

1. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
2. "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
3. Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
4. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
5. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

External links

• Media related to Abdullah Shaaban at Wikimedia Commons