Tehran, Aug 27, IRNA � Iranian female squad ranked first at the 2nd WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships in Muju, South Korea on Wednesday evening.

The Iranian female team managed to grab five gold medals, one silver and one bronze for a total of 83 points.

Russia finished second with one gold, three silvers and one bronze for 48 points.

The United States came third with one gold, one silver and one bronze for 37 points.

This is while Korea stood at fourth place with one gold and one bronze for 36 points, while Turkey came next with one silver and three bronzes for 33 points.

The competitions brought a total of 465 young male and female taekwondo fighters from 59 countries together.

The 2nd WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships in Muju opened on Aug 23.

By IRNA