TEHRAN – Arian Salimi from Iran won a gold medal in the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday.
He defeated Uzbekistan’s Marat Mavlonov 2-0(26-4, 20-8) in the +80kg men’s taekwondo.
Salimi’s gold was Iran’s 16th gold medal in the Games.
He had defeated China’s Hao Tang 2-0, and Jordan’s Mohammad Aladarbi 2-0 on his way to the final match.
Aladarbi and South Korean Kang Sang-hyun won two bronze medals.
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