TEHRAN – Nahid Kiani of Iran has claimed a gold medal in the -53kg weight class of the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.
It was Kiani’s first ever gold medal in the world championships.
Kiani first defeated In Su-wan from South Korea 15-14 in Round of 32.
She then emerged victorious over Hungarian athlete Luca Patakfalvy 8-6.
Kiani beat Croatian Nika Karabatić 19-6 in the quarterfinals and defeated Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) Tatiana Minina 10-6 to book her place in the final.
The bronze medals were won by Egyptian athletes Shahd El-Hosseiny and Minina.
The Iranian taekwondo practitioner defeated China’s Zuo Ju 10-7 in the final.
The 2023 World Taekwondo Championships took place in Baku, Azerbaijan Republic, from May 29 to June 4.