SAEDNEWS: Iran taekwondo athlete Mehran Barkhordari lost to Firas Katoussi from Tunisia in the men's -80kg final of the 2024 Olympic Games Friday night.
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According to SAEDNEWS, Barkhordari faced a tough challenge, ultimately losing his match with a score of 2-0.
In the first bronze medal match, Italy's Simone Alessio secured victory over CJ Nickolas from the United States, finishing with a 2-0 result. Meanwhile, Denmark's Edi Hrnic claimed the other bronze medal, also winning 2-0 against Seo Geonwoo from the Republic of Korea.
On a brighter note for Iran, female taekwondo athletes Nahid Kiani and Mobina Nematzadeh made their mark by earning a silver medal in the -57kg category and a bronze medal in the -49kg category, respectively.
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