Venezuelan Yorgelis Salazar won a gold medal at the Karate Premier League in China
Venezuelan Yorgelis Salazar won the gold medal this Sunday, April 12 in the Karate 1 Premier League event
TL;DR
- Yorgelis Salazar (Venezuela) and Rodrigo Rojas (Chile) won gold medals at the Karate 1 Premier League in Leshan, China.
- Salazar won the kumite -50kg category, defeating Cylia Ouikene of Algeria.
- This is Salazar's second gold medal of the Premier League season and eighth of her career.
- Salazar previously won gold in Rome on March 26 and has a history of success in the Premier League.
- She overcame previous injuries, including a knee injury in 2025, to achieve this success.
- Salazar's win earned her 990 points, improving her world ranking.
- The article mentions Rojas won gold in the +84kg category.