She lost to Great Britain’s Jade Jones 2-0 in the women’s -57kg final .

In the first semi-final, Kiani defeated Korea’s Kim Yu-jin Yu-jin and in the second semi-final, Great Britain’s Jones faced America’s up-and-coming taekwondo star Faith Dillon. Jones won the match to secure a place in the final.

Kiani had won a gold medal in the 2023 Taekwondo World Championships, held in Baku, Azerbaijan last week.