Iran wins two gold medals at Taekwondo Grand Prix in Paris

Iranian taekwondo athletes Aboulfazl Zandi and Arian Salimi secured two gold medals at the 2026 Taekwondo Grand Prix held in Paris.

In the men's -58 kg category, Aboulfazl Zandi advanced through the tournament by defeating Mehdi Rezmian and Nureddin Isaka of Nigeria. After his Spanish opponent, Rodriguez, withdrew during the semifinals, Zandi faced Tae-jun Park of South Korea in the final, winning 2-0 to claim the gold.

In the men's +80 kg category, Olympic champion Arian Salimi secured his title after a series of victories against Mohammad Hossein Yazdani, Marat Maulonof of Uzbekistan, and Artem Plons of Belarus. In the final match, Salimi overcame an initial round loss to Cadon Cunningham of Great Britain, winning the subsequent rounds 13-6 and 11-7 to take the championship.