BAKU The Iranian karate team which participated in the Azerbaijan Republic karate competition held in Baku on January 27-28 won the overall championship.

Ten teams from the Azerbaijan Republic, Iran, Georgia, Moldova, Chechnya, Afghanistan and Pakistan participated in the tournament which was held at the Olympic Sports Stadium of Baku.

According to Abbas Pakdin, an official with the Physical Education Organization of Iran, the Iranian team which emerged champion in the contests won a total of 12 medals -- three golds, two silvers and seven bronzes.

Host Azerbaijan Republic, which had three participating teams in the tournament, took second place followed by Chechnya and Georgia, respectively.

Chechnya's karate team also won three gold medals, much like champion Iran, but took third place because it obtained a total number of points less than that garnered by the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Azerbaijan Republic which took first and second places, respectively.

(IRNA)