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Korea won one gold medal and one silver medal, while Jordan took home one gold medal. Iran, Chinese Taipei and France garnered one silver medal each.
In the men’s -45kg category, Russia’s Boris Krasnov managed to brush aside a stiff challenge from Iran’s Seyed Abbas Sadeghi Tabari to win the final match 4-3 for the gold medal. The bronze went to Mexico’s Brandon Plaza Hernandez and the Philippines’ Aaron James Galita.
In the men’s -63kg division, Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush needed a fourth, sudden-death round to clinch the gold medal against Korea’s Hyeon-ul Lee. China’s Shuai Zhao and Spain’s Eduardo Longobardi Radford shared the bronze medal in the same category.
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In the women’s -42kg category, Korea’s Hye-min Jeong needed a fourth sudden-death round to grab the gold medal against Chinese Taipei’s Wan-Ting Lin. Iran’s Fatemeh Shabannia Mansour and Great Britain’s Asia Bailey took home a bronze medal each.
In the women’s -55kg division, Russia’s Julia Volkova came from behind to beat France’s Estelle Vander Zwalm 6-3 in the final match for the gold medal. The bronze went to Kazakhstan’s Zarina Serdaliyeva and Germany’s Froemming Anna Lena.
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