TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Karateka Amir Mahdizadeh claimed Irans 19th gold medal in the 2014 Asian Games on Friday.Mahdizadeh defeated Rahman Tayel Hayel Almastafa Abdel from Jordan 6-3 at the Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea.
I promised my wife to win the gold medal and I dedicate my medal to her. My Jordanian opponent was very strong but I could manage him, Mahdizadeh said.
Iranian athletes had already won 18 gold medals in the games.
Najmeh Khedmati won Irans first gold medal in the women's 10 m air rifle.
Wushu exponent Mohsen Mohammadseifi also seized a gold medal.
Mohsen Shadi Naghadeh won a gold medal at the men's single sculls race of the rowing.
Mohammad Daneshvar claimed a gold medal in the men's Keirin final.
Super heavyweight weightlifter Behdad Salimi snatched a gold medal.
Archer Esmaeil Ebadi won the gold medal of the compound men's individual.
Reza Yazdani claimed a gold medal in the men's freestyle 97 kg.
Masoud Esmaeilpour bagged a gold medal in the men's freestyle 61 kg.
Meisam Mostafa Joukar claimed a gold medal in the men's freestyle 86 kg.
Parviz Hadi won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 125 kg.
Masoud Hajizavareh seized the gold medal in the men -74 kg taekwondo.
Ehsan Hadadai bagged gold medal in the mens discus throw.
Habibollah Akhlaghi won the gold medal in the mens Greco-Roman 80 kg.
Mahdi Aliyari clinched the gold medal in the mens Greco-Roman 98 kg.
Mahdi Khodabakhshi snatched the gold medal in the men -80 kg taekwondo.
Behnam Asbaghi claimed the gold medal in the men -68 kg taekwondo.
Karateka Saeid Hassanipour bagged a gold medal in the men's -75kg.
Karateka Hemideh Abbasali seized the gold in the women's +68kg.
Some 9,500 athletes from 45 countries are competing at the Games, the world's second-biggest multi-sport event after the summer Olympics, with 439 gold medals in 36 sports up for grabs.
Iran has participated in the games with 276 athletes in 22 sports.
By Tasnim News Agency
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