TEHRAN, May 1, YJC - The Iranian men's national taekwondo team has demonstrated commendable displays of spinning kicks and fast kicking techniques at the second edition of World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President's Cup G2 in Greece, and clinched the title at the end of the international tournament.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - On Sunday, the Iranian team stood proudly on the top podium, having
received four gold medals through Mohammad Kazemi, Mirhashem Hosseini,
Armin Hadipour and Abolfazl Yaghoubi in the minus 54-kilogram, minus
58-kilogram, minus 63-kilogram and minus 68-kilogram weight categories
respectively.
Sajjad Mardani also took a bronze medal in the over
87-kilogram section after losing to Radik Isayev from Azerbaijan 10-12
in the semi-final round.
Russia sat in the second place with three
gold and two bronze medals. Azerbaijan rounded off the podium, having
pocketed one gold, two silver and one bronze medals.
The second
edition of the WTF President's Cup G2 started in the Greek capital city
of Athens on April 27, and finished on April 30, 2017. It included
Kyorugi and poomsae forms.
The tournament brought together more
than 2,000 male and female taekwondo practitioners from various world
countries, including Azerbaijan, Finland, the Islamic Republic of Iran
and Russia.