日時：2017年3月24日
場所：バグダッド・イラク
主催：イラク支部（アヤド・カファジャ支部長）& 在イラク日本国大使館
第1回日本大使カップinイラクを3月24日、バグダッドで行いました。
8道場から64名の選手が出場し、男子4階級で覇を競いました。岩井文男在イラク日本大使からのご挨拶では、この大会を通して、日本を象徴する空手がイラク国民にとってより身近になれば、との応援の言葉を頂きました。
The 1st Ambassadors Cup of Japan in Iraq
Date: March 24, 2017
Place: Baghdad, Iraq
Organizer: Iraq Branch Chief Ayad Al Khafaji & Japanese Embassy in Iraq
On March 24th, the 1st Ambassadors Cup of Japan in Iraq was organized by the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad in cooperation with the WKO Iraq Branch, and the event was held at al-Karkh sport club in the city of Baghdad.
64 competitors from 8 dojos across Iraq participated in the Championship.
The competition was well-organized and the perfect obedience to the rules by all competitors made the event remarkable, and excellent fighting techniques and high athletic spirit were shown by the competitors. The Ambassador of Japan to Iraq, Mr. Fumio Iwai gave a congratulatory speech, and expressed his appreciation to the opportunity to present Karate, a symbol of Japanese culture, to the Iraqi people.
Official Results:
Men – 65 kg:
1.Mohammed Khalaf
2.Sajad ali
3.Kareem Ahmed
4.Ali Bader
Men – 75 kg:
1.Ahmed Hameed
2.Hani Jabbar
3.Dhargham Ali
4.Haidar Muhsin
Men – 85 kg:
1.Mustafa Fakhri
2.Ahmed Abdulkareem
3.Qaid Kitab
Men + 85 kg:
1.Shakir Mahmood
2.Mustafa Asa’d
3.Ali Sabri
4.Saif Haidar