Baghdad-INA
The Iranian team won the gold of the first Baghdad International Salam International Team Judo Championship today, Thursday, while the Iraqi team won the silver medal.
The reporter of the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Iranian team won the gold of the first Baghdad International Peace Championship for team judo, and the Iraqi team came second to win the silver in the tournament, while the Syrian team came third and won the bronze in the championship, and with it the Tunisian team got the bronze repeat.".
Earlier, the Iraqi national judo team won 8 medals on individual occasions in the first edition of the Baghdad Al Salam International Judo Championship, which took place with the participation of eight countries.
The media committee of the Baghdad Peace International Judo Championship stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the players of our national judo team won eight medals at the conclusion of the individual competitions for the Baghdad International Peace Championship in its first version, which was hosted by the closed People's Hall with the participation of eight countries."
The statement added, "Our team ranked third in individual competitions, repeating behind the teams of Iran, Tunisia and Morocco, and our team's eight medals were distributed between one gold, one silver, and six bronze medals."
He pointed out that "the Moroccan team was the champion of the individual ranking and won five medals, two gold, one silver and one bronze, while the Tunisian team won the runner-up by winning two gold medals, and the Iranian team came in third place and collected seven medals, one of which is gold, two silver and 4 bronze."