Haghshenas Takes Iran's Third Goal at World Para Taekwondo C’ships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hamed Haghshenas from Iran claimed a gold medal in the 2021 World Para Taekwondo Championships on Sunday.
He beat Croatia’s Ivan Mikulic in the golden round of the +80kg K44 final .
Mahtab Nabavi had won Iran’s first gold in the competition in Istanbul, Turkey in the women’s -57kg K41 category.
Mehdi Pourrahnama also claimed a gold in the men's -70kg K44, defeating Turkey's Fatih Celik.
It is the third time Turkey hosted Para Taekwondo’s biggest event, following the Samsun 2015 and Antalya 2019.
Istanbul 2021 has become the second-biggest Para Taekwondo event of all-time.
The 2019 World Championships featured 333 athletes from 66 countries.
Due to travel restrictions related to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, at least four teams, namely Afghanistan, Ghana, Japan, and Morocco withdrew from the competition.
