Iran taekwondo fighters snatch 5 medals in world junior championships
Young Iranian taekwondo fighters have exhibited impressive displays in the 11th edition of WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Canada, and received a total of five medals, including two precious golden ones.
On Friday, Amir Mohammad Bakhshi got the gold medal in the male minus 63-kilogram weight division after he managed to overcome his Russian opponent Nikita Pushanko (4-0) in the final encounter of the category staged at the Bill Copeland Sports Center in the western Canadian city of Burnaby.
Iranian taekwondo fighter Mobina Babalou also earned the bronze medal in the female minus 55-kilogram weight category.
The achievement came a day after South Korea's Jun Jang prevailed over Iranian participator Ebrahim Safari (4-1) in the final contest of the male minus 51-kilogram weight category to snatch the gold medal.
In the male minus 55-kilogram weight section, Ali Baseri conceded defeat to a representative from Azerbaijan in the semi-final round to earn Iran a bronze medal.
On Wednesday, Mobina Nejad-Katesari won the gold in the female minus 42-kilogram category.
Spain’s Irene Laguna Perez received the silver medal. Italian and Russian athletes Sofia Zampetti and Karina Ushakova settled for the bronze.
The 11th edition of WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships opened in Burnaby, Canada, on November 16, and will wrap up on November 20, 2016.
The tournament has brought together 846 young male and female taekwondo fighters in addition to 458 officials from 102 countries, including Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Cyprus, India, Iran, Mexico, Mongolia, the Philippines, Russia, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Turkey and the United States.
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