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Four Taekwondokas in Top Ten List

Four Taekwondokas in Top Ten List
Four Taekwondokas in Top Ten List

Four Iranian Taekwondokas are among top ten players of the world in the latest ranking by the World Taekwondo Federation released on Tuesday.

According to World Taekwondo Federation website, Armin Hadipour, Farzan Ashourzadeh, Abolfazl Yaqoubi and Sajjad Mardani are the four practitioners from Iran in the list.

In the male -54kg category, Hadipour and Ashourzadeh are in the fourth and eighth places respectively.

Hadiour has more than 10 gold medals from international events. Gold medals from the 42nd Lotto Dutch Open Taekwondo Championships 2015 in the Netherlands; 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade in China; Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships 2015 in South Korea; Open Taekwondo Championships 2015 in Kazakhstan and the 30th Summer Universiade in Taiwan 2017 are among his honors.

Ashourzadeh has also shown excellence in the international games. He won gold in the World Taekwondo Grand-Prix Final in Mexico 2014; 2015 Incheon Asian Games in South Korea; 42nd Lotto Dutch Open Taekwondo Championships 2015 in the Netherlands and World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Moscow 2015.

In the male -68kg category, Yaqoubi is in ninth place. He came first in the 5th Asian Clubs Championships in Tehran 2015; 6th World Military Games in South Korea 2015; and 6th Asian Club Taekwondo Championships in the UAE 2016.

Iran’s heavy taekwondoka in the +80kg category, Sajjad Mardani, is fourth on the list. Gold medals from World Taekwondo Grand-Prix Final in Mexico 2014; 2015 Greece Open; 26th Fajr Cup in Tehran; 42nd Lotto Dutch Open Taekwondo Championships 2015 in the Netherlands; 6th World Military Games in South Korea; World Taekwondo Grand-Prix Final in Mexico City 2015; 14th Spanish Taekwondo Open in 2016; and 2016 World Taekwondo Grand-Prix Final in Azerbaijan are among his decorations.

 

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