Iran Medal Tally Swelled to 12 at Asian Taekwondo C’ships


Iran Medal Tally Swelled to 12 at Asian Taekwondo C’ships

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian athletes claimed six more medals at the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships.

Sajjad Mardani defeated South Korean Bae Yoon-min in the Men’s +87kg final match and won a gold medal.

Amir Mohammad Bakhshi lost to his Korean rival Kim Seok-bae in the final bout of Men’s -74kg. Iran’s Mehdi Jalali also won a bronze medal in the weight class.

Armin Hadipour took a bronze medal in the Men’s the -58kg.

Parisa Javadi and Zahra Pouresmaeil also claimed two bronze medals in the Women’s -62kg and Women’s +73kg.

On the competition’s Day 1, Negar Esmaeili won a gold medal in the Women’s -46kg.

Hossein Lotfi claimed a silver in the Men’s 54kg.

Fereshteh Khazaei (Women’s -46kg), Ghazal Soltani (Women’s -53kg), Nahid Kiani (Women’s -57kg) and Zeinab Esmaeili (Women’s -73kg) also claimed four bronze medals for Iran.

The 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships are being held from June 16 to 18 in Nouhad Naufal Stadium, Zouk Mikael, near Beirut, Lebanon.

Most Visited in Sports
Top Sports stories
Top Stories