Iran’s Mahmoud Nemati won the men’s +84kg kumite gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, marking the second gold medal of the country’s delegation.

Nemati reached the final on Wednesday after overpowering Laos’ Vatthana Xayasan and Nepal’s Tenzing Sherpa with similar 5-0 mark in the quarterfinal and semifinal respectively.

Nemati, the reigning Asian champion, then defeated Saudi Arabia’s Sufyani Saad Hassan 6-3 in the final contest to snatch the gold medal

The medal came as his brother, Morteza, had won Iran’s first medal of the Games a day before in the men’s under-75kg kumite.

Iran also collected three silver medals in karate on Tuesday, with Ali Asghar Asiabari and Fatemehzahra Saeidabadi taking individual silver and the women’s team kata finishing runner-up.

Iran now sits eight in the table of medals with two gold, three silver and one bronze.

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Morteza Nemati collected Iran’s first gold medal in 2026 Asian Games in Japan.

The Aichi-Nagoya Games are being held from September 19 to October 4 across venues in Japan, with around 17,000 athletes and officials from 45 countries and regions competing in 43 sports.

Iran's delegation, named “Minab Angels”—a tribute to the victims of US Israeli attack on Shajareh Tayyebe Elemenrary School in Minab on February 28—is competing at the Games with 305 athletes across 38 sports.