TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) –The Iranian men's national taekwondo team won 7 medals, including three gold, two silver and two bronze medals to become champions at the Asian Taekwondo Championships on Saturday.

On the final day of the Asian Taekwondo Championship in Jordan on Saturday, taekwondo player Arian Salimi from Iran won a gold medal in the +87 kg weight category after beating a South Korean practitioner.

Also, today, Ali Khoshravesh in the -80kg weight class lost to his opponent from Uzbekistan and stood in second place.

He had advanced to the final match after defeating rivals from Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan and Jordan.

With the two gold and silver medals bagged by Arian Salimi and Khoshravesh on the final day of the competitions, the medal tally of the Iranian taekwondo team in the Asian Championships reached 7 medals, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.

With a total of 7 medals, Iran's national men's Taekwondo team won the Asian championship after eight years.

South Korea, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia were ranked second to fourth in this competition held in Jordan.

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