Saadi Abbas Jalbani (born 1 January 1988 in
Karachi) is a Pakistani
karate
(; ; 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 ...
competitor and captain of Pakistan National Karate team. In 2011, Saadi became the first ever Asian Champion in all South Asian region, he is currently playing as a professional from
Al-Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم) is a Association football, football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates.
History
Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and '' ...
club.
Biography
Jalbani was born in 1988 in Lyari Town Karachi South.
He started Karate in 1996 when he was 7 years old, Saadi has earned a black belt in karate on 15 April 2001. In 2018, he became the captain of Pakistan National Karate Team and joined WAPDA Karate team in 2007
As of 2014, he was the only karate competitor from South Asia who has won a gold medal at an Asian Karate Championship.
References
External links
Facebook page
1988 births
Living people
Pakistani male karateka
Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
Karateka at the 2006 Asian Games
Karateka at the 2010 Asian Games
Karateka at the 2014 Asian Games
Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games
South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
South Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan
South Asian Games medalists in karate
Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Pakistan
Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate
Islamic Solidarity Games karateka
Competitors at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Competitors at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
20th-century Pakistani people
21st-century Pakistani people
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