TAIYUAN, China: Saghar Moradi gold-capped an unbeaten six-bout run Sunday as the Iranian defeated Greece’s Styliani Marentaki 2-0 to win the women’s -67kg title in Taiyuan.
The victory came on August 30, the final day of the Taiyuan 2026 World Taekwondo Women’s Open Championships. World Taekwondo had awarded the event to the Chinese city as part of its international competition calendar.
Moradi won all six of her matches in straight rounds and finished the tournament without conceding a round. She beat Darya Mesli, Jiang Jianni, Chloe Chua and Doris Pole before reaching the semifinals.
The Iranian then faced Serbia’s Aleksandra Perisic, the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist. Moradi won 2-0 to reach the final.
Before repeating that score against Marentaki for the title. Serbian reporting also confirmed that Perisic’s only defeat in Taiyuan came against eventual champion Moradi.
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The result added another senior international title to Moradi’s record. World Taekwondo lists her as an Iranian -67kg athlete who previously won a silver medal at the 2025 Fujairah Open and a bronze medal at the 2026 Chuncheon Korea Open.
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Iran also secured silver through Hana Zarrin Kamar in the women’s +73kg division, giving the Iranian women’s team one gold and one silver from the competition.
