TEHRAN – Matin Rezaei of Iran won a gold medal in the 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships on Friday.
He defeated Uzbekistan’s Nazarali Nazarov in the final match of the men’s -63kg.
Sogand Shiri in the women’s -42kg, Abolfazl Zandi in the men’s -48kg and Mobina Nematzadeh in the women’s 49kg had previously won three gold medals in the event.
More than 1,250 athletes from 90 countries plus a refugee team compete in Sofia, Bulgaria during the World Championships.
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