Kaveh Rezaei (taekwondo)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Iran
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| Men's taekwondo | ||
| Youth Olympic Games | ||
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2010 Singapore | 55 kg |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2010 Tijuana | 55 kg |
Kaveh Rezaei (Persian: كاوه رضایی, born May 30, 1993 in Karaj, Iran) is an Iranian taekwondo exponent and the current world junior champion in Taekwondo.[1] On 16 August 2010, Kaveh Rezaei went on to win gold in the 1st Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore, by beating Daryl Tan Jia Jun of Singapore 12 - 0 in the semi finals and Nursultan Manayev of Kazakhstan 4 - 2 in the finals of the Men's Under 55-kg category.[2][3] Kaveh Rezaei was a favourite going into the tournament,[4] and seized Iran’s first gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games.[5]
There was controversy as Iran was earlier accused of putting politics before sports at the inaugural Youth Olympics, when fellow competitor Mohammad Soleimani withdrew from a taekwondo final against Israel, citing injury.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.payvand.com/news/10/mar/1097.html
- ↑ http://www.todayonline.com/YOG/EDC100817-0000092/Toughest-fight-of-my-life
- ↑ http://archive.is/20120909064057/http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_news/en_stories/en_20100816_daryl_tan_hailed_after_earning_singapores_first_medal.html
- ↑ http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_news/en_stories/en_20100729_asian_nations_look_good_in_taekwondo.print.html
- ↑ http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=225035
- ↑ http://www.todayonline.com/YOG/EDC100816-0000117/Politics-vs-sports
- ↑ http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/youth-olympics-2010/1612111-yog-2010-israeli-team-claim-iranian-withdrawal-was-politically-motivated
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