Two Afghan athletes, Hussain Lutfi and Farzad Mansoori, each won a bronze medal in the 2021 Beirut Open Taekwondo Tournament that finished on Monday.
The three-day tournament started on June 19 and 269 athletes from 44 countries participated.
Lutfi won a bronze medal in the men’s 68 kg weight category after beating an Afghan and a Pakistani fighter.
Farzad Mansouri won a bronze medal in the 74 kg weight category, after beating competitors from Palestinian and Uzbekistan.
Mansouri has secured a place in the Tokyo Olympic Games to compete for Afghanistan.