Iran's karate practitioners have won three silver medals along with three previous golds at the World Junior and Cadet Karate Championships held in Rabat.

Sajjad Ganjzadeh won the silver after he was defeated by his Italian rival 5-2 in the 76 kg category final on Saturday.
In the 57 kg class, Shahin Jafari got the second silver for the Iranian side when he lost to his Egyptian opponent 7-0 in the final.

Abolfazl Shahjerdi took the third silver for Iran after being beaten 3-2 against a karate practitioner from Venezuela.

The Iranian Karate team had already won three gold medals at the three-day event to top the standings.

In 2008, Iran snatched the title at the 9th Asian Karate Federation (AKF) Junior and Cadets Karate Championships which was held in Malaysia.

The World Junior and Cadet Karate Championships has been held in Rabat, Morocco from November 12-15.

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