Iranian Taekwondo Practitioners Win Four Medals at Deaflympics
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Four Iranian taekwondo practitioners claimed medals in the 2021 Deaflympics.
Fatemeh Zahra Zelikani won the Olympic gold medal after defeating her Turkish opponent 24-16 in the final match of the women’s 57kg.
In the men's 58 kg category, Alireza Shahrifi Manesh also defeated his Turkish rival 23-16 to win the gold.
Marziyeh Khosh Ahval beat her Korean rival 30-7 in the women’s 49kg bronze medal match.
Behzad Amiri also won the bronze medal by beating his Venezuelan rival 20-3 in the men’s 68kg.
The Deaflympics had initially been scheduled to take place from December 5 to 21 in 2021, but was postponed due to COVID-19 complications.
There are 209 events in 17 sports on the Deaflympics program.
