TEHRAN – Iranian young
table tennis player Benyamin Faraji has bagged a gold medal at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Contender Almaty 2023.
Faraji thrashed Shih Jia-Hong from Chinese Taipei 3-1 (11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9) in the final match of the U-15 Boys Singles.
Earlier, he had defeated players from India and two players from Chinese Taipei before reaching the final match.
A total of 159 athletes aged 11-19 years old from 13 countries, including the U.S., the UAE, Italy, Belgium Oman, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, and others, competed in Almaty, Kazakhstan from July 25 to 28, 2023.