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Iran’s judoka Bodaghi wins 2017 Summer Deaflympics bronze

Friday, 21 July 2017 7:28 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 21 July 2017 7:32 AM ]

Iranian judo practitioner Mehrdad Bodaghi poses with his bronze medal of the male minus 60-kilogram category at 2017 Summer Deaflympics, Samsun, Turkey, on July 20, 2017.

Iranian judo practitioner Mehrdad Bodaghi has exhibited remarkable athletic skills at the 23rd edition of Summer Deaflympics in Turkey, and been awarded a bronze medal at the prestigious sporting event.

On Thursday, Bodaghi simply progressed to the quarter-final round of the male minus 60-kilogram category, after his Cameroonian opponent did not show up for the preliminary round encounter.

The Iranian audibly-challenged sportsman prevailed over a representative from Mongolia with an ippon in the next contest, and advanced to the semi-finals.

Bodaghi faced a rival from Ukraine in the semi-final round, where he conceded a 1-5 defeat.

The Iranian judoka outmuscled a contestant from Russia in the third-place challenge and won a bronze medal.

The 2017 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 23rd edition of Summer Deaflympics, opened in Samsun, Turkey, on July 18 and will finish on July 30, 2017. A total of 3,148 athletes from 97 countries are competing in 21 sports at the international multi-sport event.

Dozens of Iranian athletes are in action across 13 sports. They are vying for top honors in athletics, beach volleyball, bowling, football, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo and volleyball.

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