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Hadi Saei of Iran wins men's 80kg taekwondo gold
Xinhua/Agencies
Updated: 2008-08-22 20:40
Hadi Saei (red) of Iran fights with Deepak Bista of Nepal in the men's -80kg taekwondo match during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 22, 2008.[Agencies]
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BEIJING--Hadi Saei from Iran claimed the men's 80kg taekwondo title at the Beijing Olympics, beating Mauro Sarmiento from Italy in the final.
The bronze medals went to Steven Lopez from the United States and Zhu Guo from China.