TEHRAN – Iranian fencer Mohammad Rahbari won a bronze in the men's individual sabre at the 19th Asian Games in China on Monday.

He lost to his South Korean rival Oh Sang-uk 15-11 at Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.

Oh also defeated his countryman Gu Bon-gil 15-7 in an all-Korean final.

A record high of nearly 12,500 athletes from 45 countries and territories compete across 40 sports in the 2022 Asian Games.

Iran has sent 289 male and female athletes to the Games in 34 sports events.