Nagoya 2026: One gold, three silver medals for Iran on day three

Pars Today – Iranian athletes won one gold and two silver medals on the third day of the 20th edition of the Asian Games in Nagoya.

According to Pars Today, citing IRIB, on the third day of the karate competitions at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Iran’s Morteza Nemati defeated his opponent in the final of the men’s under-75kg category to win Iran’s first gold medal of the Games.

Iran’s women’s national kata team also won a silver medal after losing to Vietnam in the final.

Ali-Asghar Asiabari, captain of Iran’s national karate team, lost to his renowned Jordanian opponent in the final of the men’s under-84kg category and took the silver medal.

Fatemeh-Zahra Saeedabadi also faced Malaysia’s Eduela in the final of the women’s under-55kg karate category. She lost 6–4 and settled for the silver medal.