TEHRAN - Alireza Bakht won the gold medal in para taekwondo of the 2026 Asian Para Games on Wednesday.

On the third day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, Bakht faced Jeonghun Joo of South Korea in the -80 kg final and won 2-0 to take the gold medal.

In this exciting bout, Bakht won the first round 6-2. In the second round he won 12-6 in a powerful performance, so the match did not even go to a third round.