“We started the tournament badly but finished it pretty good. Some great taekwondo players such as American Steven Lopes had taken part in the tournament and the competitions were held in a high level.” Mohammad Puladgar stated.
Saei did a great job in Beijing and got a valuable medal in the final game even though at first he fell behind his Italian rival, he added.
Saei has become the Iranian Olympic athlete with the best medals ever, bagging two gold medals and one bronze.
Iranian Heavyweight lifter Hossein Rezazadeh has secured second place with two Olympic gold medals, and late wrestler Gholamreza Takhti had bagged one gold and two silver medals.