The Olympian athlete clocked 10.15 seconds at the final round of men’s 100-meter in the city of Debrecen in west of the capital, Budapest, on Saturday evening winning the first title.
Two Hungarian athletes registered 10.40 and 10.46 seconds respectively to finish the second and third places.
“Currently, I’m camping and training in Hungary under the tutelage of my dear coach, Ahmad Ramezanzadeh, and under the supervision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Athletics Federation,” Taftian said. “I’m satisfied with my performance and record, and am improving day by day. I hope to display a convincing performance in the Rio 2016 Olympics.”
On May 20, the Iranian sprinter competed in the men’s 100-meter race in the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava, the Czech Republic where he clocked 10.25 seconds to stand on the third podium.
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