According to IRNA, the South Korean freestyle taekwondo tournament started today (Wednesday) hosted by the city of Chancheon, where the Omid team and the Iranian men’s adult team are participating.
On the first day of these fights, “Mahdi Hajimousaei”, the representative of our country weighing less than 54 kg, first defeated opponents from Japan and South Korea. He defeated Barbosa of the Philippines in the semi-finals and became a finalist.
He lost the final match against “Park” from the host country and won a silver medal. Hajimousaei has already won silver in the Asian Championships.
Also, “Ali Nadalian” and “Ali Najafi” won bronze medals in the weight of 87 kg. “Mehran Barkhordari” and “Ali Eshkorian” also won bronze medals in minus 80 kg.
“Hossein Lotfi” was the representative of less than 58 kg, who lost in the first match against “Lee Chang Yong” from South Korea and missed the medal.
These competitions will be followed tomorrow, Thursday.