TUNIS, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Boutheina Hasnaoui, a 2007 world junior karate team champion, qualified on Thursday for the World Championship final after beating Australia's 2010 world champion, Kristina Mah, in Paris, Shems FM reported.

Following her victory over the Australian, Tunisia's coach, Mohamed Jomaa, said that Hasnaoui's qualification to the world championship final was "a historical feat", adding he was confident the Tunisian athlete was capable of winning the title. Hasnaoui, who competes in the 61kg category, will meet on Saturday France's Lolita Dona, the standing European champion.

12 Tunisian karate athletes are taking part in the event which runs from November 21 through 25 at Bercy in Paris.?