Iranian Taekwondoka Mehran Barkhordari has won a gold medal at the Wuxi 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series.

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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