[custom_adv] Mahdi Khodabakhshi (born April 21, 1991) is an Taekwondo practitioner. [custom_adv] He represented until 2019 when he switched allegiance by representing Serbia through naturalisation. He has been involved in the sport for more than 15 years. [custom_adv] He has beaten several Taekwondo notables such as Aaron Cook and Steven Lopez and was the world champion. [custom_adv] Also he additionally won the gold medal in the welterweight division in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. [custom_adv] He is a participant of the 2016 Rio Olympics, but lost in the 1/04-Final against the Iranian born Azeri Milad Beigi Harchegan. [custom_adv] He is a participant of the 2016 Rio Olympics, but lost in the 1/04-Final against the Iranian born Azeri Milad Beigi Harchegan.