Tokyo Olympics: Egypt’s Giana Farouk wins karate bronze on day 14

Egypt’s former world champion Giana Farouk (who is also known as Giana Lotfy) had to settle for a bronze in the in the women’s kumite karate -61kg division on day 14 of the Olmypics.

The 26-year-old Egyptian lost narrowly to China’s Xiaoyan Yin, who was declared the winner by the referee with the duo finishing on a point each,as the sport of karate made its debut in the Olympics.

Earlier Farouk had won three of her Pool A bouts as she qualified for the semi-finals.