Iran's taekwondoka Nematzadeh secures berth at 2024 Olympics

She advanced to final match of the -49kg in the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament underway in Tai’an, China, Tehran Times reported.

Nematzadeh defeated Timor-Leste Ana Da Costa Da Silva Pinto Belo and then beat Ruka Okamoto of Japan to book a place in the final match.

Nahid Kiani at the -57kg category and Mehran Barkhordari at the -80kg had previously earned two quotas for the Games.

Iran’s Arian Salimi at the +80kg will fight for a berth on Saturday.

MNA