A bronze for Iraq in the Asian Taekwondo Championships

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24-08-2022, 17:14

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INA – BAGHDAD

Iraq won a bronze medal on Wednesday,, in the opening of the 2022 Asian Cadet, Junior and Para Open Taekwondo Championships.

Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese capital, opened the Asian Youth Championship with the participation of Iraq, that included 3 juniors and 4 youth players," said the correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency - INA.

Iraq had a match in front of the Filipino counterpart with the weight 49 that ended in being defeated. The second match was against the Hong Kong counterpart and achieved victory in the semi-finals of weight 65, as (Ridha Hussein) scored the first medal in the history of Iraq in the junior category.

Iraq's participation will be completed in the junior category, with the participation of the player (Harun Abdullah) on Wednesday.