Iran’s Men’s Taekwondo Wins 2023 World Cup Team Championships

Team Melli’s Mirhashem Hosseini, Amir Mohammad Bakhshi and Abolfazl Abbasi defeated the tournament’s dark horse Australia 2-0 in the final match.

Iran had previously defeated South Korea 2-1 and Brazil 2-0.

At the 2023 World Cup, female, male and mixed-gender teams are fighting over three days from November 14-16.

Australia, Iran, Brazil, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Korea, Mexico and Morocco are all fielding teams.

Iran won $20,000 in prize money as the winner and silver medalist Australia and third-place Brazil earned $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.