Why it matters:
The Iranian national para-taekwondo team had won the championship title in the previous nine editions and managed to defend its title this time as wellm holding Iran's flag hoisted in the world's para-soprts.
The big picture:
This edition of the competition was held on Friday, August 1st, with the participation of 107 athletes from 18 countries, and was hosted by the city of Kuching, Malaysia.
Key points:
- Alireza Bakht, Hamed Haghshenas, and Marzieh Nasrollahi won three gold medals.
- Saeed Sadeghianpour, Maryam Abdollahpour, and Amirmohammad Haghitshenas won three silver medals.
- Aylar Jami, Leila Mirzaei, Mohammad Taha Hassanpour, Roza Ebrahimi, Leila Rahimi, and Mehdi Pourrahnama also won six bronze medals.
Furthermore, the Iranian men's team, which had won the championship title in all previous editions, successfully defended its title once again, standing atop the podium. In the women's section, the Iranian athletes secured the runner-up title.
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