TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iranian men's team kata defeated Turkey's team and for the first time won a medal in World Karate World championships in Spain.
Iranian karate players thrashed Russia 4-1, then lost to Spain, a title-holder, 5-0 and entered the repechage tournament with Kuwait.
They defeated Kuwait 3-2 and headed to the qualifying match where they beat Turkey 3-2 and won a medal for the first time.
Iran's national team has bagged one gold, one silver and four bronze medals at the games.
Bahman Askari defeated Italian Luigi Busà in the Kumite ?75 kg final match to win the gold medal.
Bronze medal went to Japanese Ken Nishimura and Rafael Aghayev from the Azerbaijan Republic.
The 24th Karate World Championships are Karate's biggest event. Held every two years, the Karate Senior World Championships gather athletes from over a hundred countries in a thrilling quest to sports greatness.
The tournament takes place at the WiZink Center sports hall in Madrid, Spain.