Iran taekwondo fighters get 7 medals in Asian Cadet Championships
Young Iranian taekwondo fighters have demonstrated praiseworthy performances at the 2nd Asian Cadet Championships & 2nd Asian Cadet Poomsae Championships in Vietnam, and received seven medals, including five precious golden ones.
On Tuesday, Shayan Rostami and Ali Esmaeilpoor got the gold medals in the male minus 49-kilogram and minus 53-kilogram weight divisions after they managed to overcome their opponents in final encounters at the Military Zone 7 Stadium in southern Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City.
Mobina Nematzadeh, Maryam Vasilebar and Ghazal Soltani were also awarded gold in the female minus 37-kilogram, minus 44-kilogram and 47-kilogram weight categories.
Mobina Kolivand got the silver medal in the female minus 41-kiloram class, and Amir Arsalan Khanzadeh settled for the bronze in the male minus 45-kilogram section.
The 2nd Asian Cadet Championships & 2nd Asian Cadet Poomsae Championships started in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on June 5 and will finish on June 7, 2017.
Dozens of male and female taekwondo practitioners from various Asian countries, including Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Palestine, the Philippines, South Korea and Uzbekistan, have taken part in the event.
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