Asian Games 2018: Iran Wins Medals in Wrestling, Taekwondo on First Day

Iran’s team at the Asian Games of Jakarta bagged five colorful medals on Sunday, the first day of the games.
Iran had one athlete in the finals of both men’s and women’s individual Poomsae: Koorosh Bakhtiari and Marjan Salahshoori who both took silver after losing the final matches.
Kang Minsung of South Korea edged Bakhtiari and won gold for the men’s individual Poomsae while Salahshoori lost the final to Rosmaniar Defia from the host country. Bakhtiari and Salahshoori won Iran the first two medals.