Lebanese Ward Salman (up to 73 kg) won a bronze medal at the Asian Taekwondo Championships held in South Korea, which is a new victory in taekwondo in Lebanon.

Salman was able to climb the podium to third place behind Zahra Karani of Iran, who won a gold medal, and Kanchel Deniz (Kazakhstan), who won a silver medal. In the semi-finals, Salman defeated Vietnamese Ngan Noen in two rounds to one (2-1), and then lost in the semi-finals to Deniz from Kazakhstan.
After winning the medal, the President of the Lebanese Taekwondo Federation, Dr. Habib Zarifa, the head of the delegation, the director of the national teams, grandmaster Ralph Harb and the player Salman, congratulating and congratulating the homeland players of the victory of the Cedars on the last day of the continental championship, which will end on Monday, and at the South Korea Open Tournament ”, held from 28 to 30 June.
It is noteworthy that the player Salman was ranked 34th in the world before participating in the Asian Championships, and after winning bronze, he had more points in the ranking list released by the International Taekwondo Federation, which would give him a chance score more. . points to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.