Leica Al Humaira Secures Karate Bronze for Indonesia at 2026 Asian Games

Karate contributed one bronze medal for Indonesia on the first day of the 2026 Asian Games at the Toyohashi Gymnasium, Aichi, Japan, Sunday. Among those who quoted the official website of the organizer, Sunday, September 20, said the medal was won by Leica Al Humaira Lubis from the female kumite +68 kg. In the bronze medal match, the 22-year-old karateka defeated Kyrgyzstan's Begimai Orozalieva with a score of 6-1. The result was a strong debut for Leica at the Asian Games. Previously, he also won gold at the 2025 SEA Games in the same event in his first appearance at the event. Leica actually had the opportunity to advance to the final. However, the steps of the athlete from North Sumatra stopped in the semifinals after losing narrowly 3-4 to Thailand's representative Maneevan Butsuwan. Maneevan then won the silver medal after losing 0-8 to Kazakhstan karateka Sofya Berultseva in the final. The other two Indonesian representatives who competed on Sunday were not able to add any medals. Marzella Sekar Damayanti was eliminated in the 16-person individual women's round after losing 1-4 to Taiwan's representative Hui-hsuan. Meanwhile, Muhammad Tegar Januar had advanced to the semifinals of the men's -55 kg kumite. He lost 1-6 to Kazakhstan karateka Zholaman Bigabyl. Tegar then met Tajikistan's Makhsatullo Muminov in the bronze medal match. However, he lost again with a score of 0-8.