Iran’s Barkhordari Seizes Silver at 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Slam

Mehran Barkhordari of Iran claimed a silver medal at the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Slam in Wuxi, China.

Barkhordari lost to his Uzbek rival 2-0 in the final bout of the -80kg.

Arian Salimi had won a gold in the +80kg, while Danial Bozorgi won a silver medal in the -68kg and Reza Kalhor seized the bronze in the wright class.

The fourth edition of the Grand Slam was originally due to be held in 2022 only to be postponed to this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.