Sharmendran (left) in action against Indonesia’s Sandi Firmansah in the SEA Games men’s Kumite below-75kg semi-final match in December last year. — Filepic
AFTER receiving a RM588,975 boost from the Youth and Sports Ministry, the Malaysian Karate Federation’s (Makaf) Olympic dream now rests on the shoulders of kumite exponents S. Prem Kumar and R. Sharmendran.
The two karateka are undergoing intensive training and a competition stint in Europe with the intention to face the best exponents in the world at the Karate Olympic Qualifying Tournament from May 8 to 10 in Paris, France.
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