TEHRAN – 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 Muhammad 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 Husseini 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.