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Iran settles for mixed silver in Taekwondo World Cup
The Iranian team came out victorious in straight rounds against the host for a place in the final showpiece but surrendered a first-round win (140-90) and lost 175-135 and 195-45 in the next two rounds against the Chinese opponents.
The runner-up finish came after Iranian girls – Melika Mirhosseini, Yalda Valinejad, Mahla Mo’menzadeh, and Saghar Moradi – had beaten Morocco 2-1 (180-175, 120-145, 145-79) to walk away with a maiden women’s trophy for the country in the competition.
the Iranian four-man team – comprising Mahdi Abedini, Mohammad-Hossein Yazdani, Ali Khoshravesh, and Abolfazl Zandi – had also marched to the men’s title, thanks to a straight-round victory over South Korea in the final.
Iranian Olympians Nahid Kiani, Mobina Ne’matzadeh, Mehran Barkhordai, and Arian Salimi skipped this year’s event to stay in Tehran and continue preparation for the upcoming Games in Paris.