Abdullah Shaaban (born 12 June 1994) is a Kuwaiti

karateka (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

. He won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the

2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ‌The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ( tr, 2021 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları) were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time ...

held in Konya, Turkey. He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's 60kg event at the

Asian Karate Championships The Asian Karatedo Championships are the highest level of competition for sport karate in Asia. The competition is held in a different country every two years organized by the Asian Karatedo Federation (AKF) under the supervision of World Kara ...

(2018 and 2022).

Career

Shaaban won the gold medal in the men's 60kg event at the

2018 Asian Karate Championships The 2018 Asian Karate Championships were the 15th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Amman, Jordan from July 13 to July 15, 2018. Medalists Men Women Medal table ReferencesResults He competed in the men's 60 kg event at the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2021, Shaaban competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He was eliminated in his third match by

Firdovsi Farzaliyev Firdovsi Farzaliyev (born 10 July 1993) is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland. He also won one o ...

of Azerbaijan and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Shaaban competed in the men's kumite 60kg event at the

2022 World Games The 2022 World Games were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. They were the 11th World Games, a multi-sport event featuring disciplines of Olympic sports and other competitions ...

held in Birmingham, United States. In 2023, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60kg event at the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t ...

held in Hangzhou, China.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaaban, Abdullah Living people 1994 births Place of birth missing (living people) Kuwaiti male karateka Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games Karateka at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in karate Asian Games silver medalists for Kuwait Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Kuwait Competitors at the 2022 World Games 21st-century Kuwaiti people Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games