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Iran settles for taekwondo team silver in World University Games
The final day of the taekwondo competitions at the Summer World University Games saw Iran take the kyorugi silver in Chengdu, China.
The four-man team – comprising Alireza Hosseinpour, Mirhashem Hosseini, Mehran Barkhordari, and Arian Salimi – suffered a 52-40 defeat against South Korea in the final showdown.
Iran enjoyed a glittering taekwondo campaign in the Games, bagging 13 medals – including four golds.
Nahid Kiani (women’s -53kg), Mehdi Haji Mousaei (men’s -54kg), Hosseinpour (men’s -58kg), and Hosseini (men’s -74kg) all walked away with the ultimate prizes of their respective weight classes.