TEHRAN - Mehdi Hajimousaei from Iran seized a silver medal in taekwondo of the 2026 Asian games on Saturday.

He lost to Thailand’s Banlung Tubtimdang 2-0 (6-5, 3-2) in the final match of the men’s -68kg.

Jordan’s Zaid Kareem and Mun Jin-ho from South Korea won two bronze medals.

Taekwondo at the 2026 Asian Games was held from Oct. 1 to 3 at Toyohashi City General Gymnasium.