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IBSA Judo Asian Championships:
Iran claims four medals to finish runner-up
Iran’s national blind and visually impaired team bagged four medals, including double golds, to finish as runner-up at the IBSA Judo Asian Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Ali Navaei captured the ultimate prize in the men’s +95kg J1 event, thanks to a final victory over his opponent from the host country.
Mousa Gholami secured a second gold medal for the country, triumphing in the -95kg weight category, while Amirhossein Nimrouzi settled for silver in the other class of +95kg division.
Mahdi Borjlou, meanwhile, defeated a Thai judoka to take a consolation bronze in the -81kg division, with Navid Farrokhzad finishing empty-handed in the -70kg event, following back-to-back defeats against opponents from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.