The case of Iranian men's saber fencing in the individual section of the Asian Championship was closed with the bronze medal won by Mohammad Rahbari.
Iran NOC; Tehran: In the
semi-final stage of this competition, Mohammad Rahbari faced the world's famous
fencer "Ouh" and by suffering a defeat against this player, he failed
to advance to the finals. Mohammad has the 26th world ranking, while his Korean
opponent is ranked 9th in the world. Mohammad Rahbari, who reached the
semi-finals by eliminating Ali Pakdaman and Farzad Baherarasbaran, failed to
advance to the finals and won the joint bronze medal of this competition. He
had won a bronze medal in the previous tournament.