World Taekwondo Junior Championships: Iran Wins Two More Golds
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran seized a pair of gold medals on day two of the World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Tunisia on Tuesday.
In the men's under 51 kg, Amir Valipour triumphed as he beat Azerbaijan's Khanoghlan Karimov in the final.
Bronze medals were shared by Po-Kai Lai of Chinese Tapei and Ulugbek Rashitov of Uzbekistan.
In the men's under 55kg, Amir Sina Bakhitari then won gold by beating Jose Luis Acuna of Argentina in the final.
Georgy Popov of Russia and Mahamadou Amadou of Niger won the bronze medals.
Hossein Lotfi had won the gold medal in the men's under 45kg class on the first day of the competition.
Mobina Kalivand had also claimed a bronze in the women's under 42kg.
The 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships is being held from April 6-13 in Hammamet, Tunisia, attracting the participation of 438 athletes from 11 countries, competing in 10 different weight categories.
