Iran’s Barkhordari claims gold at Wuxi 2023 Grand Slam

In the final stage of the Wuxi 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series on Sunday, the 2022 final in the -80kg was repeated between Mehran Barkhordari and his Uzbek opponent Jasurbek Jaysunov.

This time, Barkhordari came out on top as he won the match 2:1. Iran’s Mirhashem Hosseini made it a bronze for Iran as fellow Iranian Amirmohammad Bakhshi was forced to withdraw in the bronze medal match.

Barkhordari also secured his place at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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