TEHRAN – Mehran Barkhordari of Iran won a gold medal at the Wuxi 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series on Sunday.

In the -80kg final it was a repeat of the final from the previous Grand Slam with Mehran Barkhordari facing Uzbekistan’s Jasurbek Jaysunov.

 This time it was Barkhordari who came out on top as he won the match 2:1. Iran’s Mirhashem Hosseini made it a bronze for Iran as fellow Iranian Amirmohammad Bakhshi was forced to withdraw in the bronze medal match.

Barkhordari also secured his place at the 2024 Olympic Games.