Publish Date: 6 February 2023 - 14:50

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian taekwondo fighters have seized five medals in the World Taekwondo President Cup Europe WT G2 held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Abolfazl Zandi in the weight category of -54 kg, Amir Mohammad Bakhshi in the weight class of -74 kg, and Mehran Barkhordari in the weight category of -87 kg won gold medals.

Abolfazl Abbasi in the weight category of +87 kg took silver and Mir Hashem Hosseini in the weight class of -80 kg bagged a bronze medal.

Bijan Moghanloiu led the taekwondo squad of the Islamic republic in the competition.

As many as 1,126 male and female contenders competed in the tournament.

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