31-year-old R. Sharmendran said that the final was the hardest-fought battle he had ever had in all of his five SEA Games appearances. theSun theSundaily karate SEAGames2023 Cambodia Malaysia title medal SportsNews
: National karate champion R. Sharmendran has singled out the final of the 75-kilogramme men’s individual kumite of the 2023 South East Asian Games as the toughest match he has ever fought yet.
“Yes it was the most intense, as the younger generation is rising, they almost beat me, every competitor, they led, it’s not easy. Every competitor now is very tough and....I am also old, not fast anymore. On whether this would be his last SEA Games appearance, Sharmendran said only time would tell, adding that he would consider things if his services were still needed by the National Sports Council and the Malaysian Karate Federation.
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