Publish Date: 13 August 2023 - 10:20

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian table tennis players Benyamin Faraji and Amir-Mehdi Keshavarzi each claimed gold medals at the 2023 WTT (World Table Tennis) Youth Contender Tunis late on Saturday.

Faraji defeated Wassim Essid from Tunisia 3-0 in the final match of the U-15 Boys Singles.

He had defeated Algeria player 3-1 and English rival 3-2 en route to the final match.

Also, Keshavarzi grabbed the gold medal by defeating his Slovakian opponent 3-1 in the final match of the U-19 Boys Single.

He beat his rivals from Germany and Egypt to reach the final match.

The competition is being held in Tunis, Tunisia.

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