Casablanca African Open 2026 was held in Morocco, with the participation of representatives from 42 countries, on Saturday (January 25, 2026). Iran’s national team, led by Rashad Mammadov, participated in the event with five judokas.
Parhizgar overpowered Konin Junior Emmanuel Kossan from Côte d'Ivoire and then Ivan Ferreira from Argentina. He also defeated Siem Van Damme from the Netherlands to advance to the quarterfinals and then defeated Mustafa Habib from Bosnia and Herzegovina to reach the semifinals.
In the semifinals, Parhizgar achieved a valuable victory over Olivier Gagnon from Canada to advance to the final. After defeating Antonio Candreio, he secured the gold medal.
Amir-Hossein Valizadeh in 73 kg weight category was defeated by Felix from Canada.
IRNA