Iraqi karate players give demonstrations for SDF members in Japan

Iraqi karate players give demonstrations for SDF members in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Riyadh Kazhem Awadh (far left) and two other Iraqi karate players give model demonstrations of their karate skills and techniques during a session of the 45th All Self-Defense Forces Karate Championship at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan hall on June3. The three are among the eight members of the Iraqi Karate Federation and its Muthanna branch, now on a Japan stay at the invitation of the Foreign Ministry with a view to strengthening goodwill toward Japan in Iraq through sports exchange.

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