TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – The Iranian national taekwondo team won three bronze medals at the 19th Asian Games underway in China's Hangzhou.

Matin Rezaei, in the weight category of 68km, claimed the bronze medal by defeating his Chinese opponent in the quarter-finals of the Asian Games.

Melika Mirhosseini, in the weight category of 67 kg, lost 2-1 to Feruza Sadikova from Uzbekistan in the semifinals of the Asian Games and failed to advance to the finals.

Mehran Barkhordari also won the third bronze medal in the competition on Wednesday.

The 2022 Asian Games also known as Hangzhou 2022 is a continental multi-sport event currently being held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

The Games, delayed a year due to China's measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the country's biggest sporting event in over a decade in several metrics, with around 12,000 athletes from 45 nations competing in 40 sports.

Iran has sent 289 male and female athletes to the Games in 34 sports events.

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