TEHRAN – Iran won the title of the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships on Saturday.

The Iranian taekwondo athletes won three gold, three silver and three bronze medals in the competition held in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Mehdi Haji Mousaei defeated his Korean rival Park Tae-joon in the men’s -58kg final to win a gold medal.

Mohammadhossein Yazdani claimed a gold in the men’s -87kg, beating his compatriot Mehran Barkhordari.

Arian Salimi also seized a gold after defeating Korean taekwondo athlete Park in the men’s +87kg weight category.

Ali Khoshravesh lost to Uzbekistan’s Jasurbek Jaysunov in the men’s -80kg final to win a silver.

Abolfazl Zandi and Matin Rezaei took two bronze medals in the men’s -58kg and men’s -63kg, respectively.

Also, Melika Mirhosseini won a silver medal in the women’s -73kg and Saeideh Nasiri seized a bronze medal in the women’s -46kg.

South Korea came second with three gold medals, two silvers and five bronzes.

China came third, winning two golds and four bronzes.