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Iranian karatekas impress with 10 medals at Moscow event
Fatemeh Zahra-Saeidi defeated her fellow Iranian Fatemeh Sa’adati 4-0 in the final to capture the ultimate prize in the women’s kumite -55kg category.
The other all-Iranian women showdown saw Mobina Heidari come out on top (9-2) against Hana Hosseinpour to grab the -68kg gold.
Mahdi Ashouri (men’s +84kg) and Ma’soumeh Mohsenian (women’s -50kg) also settled for silver in their respective events after final setbacks against the host’s karatekas.
Melika Ezzati, meanwhile, took a silver medal in the individual female kata, suffering a 40.6-39.6 loss to former European champion Paola García of Spain in the final.
Mahdi Khodabakhshi (men’s -84kg), Hannaneh Salehi (women’s +68kg), and Mehrnegar Ahmadi (women’s -61kg) added consolation bronzes to Iran’s medal haul at the prestigious tournament, which featured 361 participants from 44 countries.