Benjamin Faraji won the first world medal in Iranian Table Tennis history in the junior age group.
Iran NOC; Tehran: Benjamin Faraji
won the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in the under-15 category
after losing to a strong Chinese opponent in the semi-finals. This is the first
medal in the history of Iranian Table Tennis in world competitions in the
junior age group. The World Junior and Youth Table Tennis Championships were
held in Helsingborg, Sweden, with the participation of the world's top Table
Tennis athletes.