Publish Date: 4 July 2016 - 12:27

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi managed to stand atop the podium in Luxembourg’s athletics event.

The 2012 London Olympics discus throw vice-champion Ehsan Haddadi won the title in Luxembourg though he still stands far from his personal record.

Iran’s Olympian discus thrower came first at the international event with a throw of 62.32 meters far.

Haddadi, who is staying at a training camp in Germany, is attending several tournaments despite his injury in order to improve his results.

“Regarding that the injury is bothering me, I take up physiotherapy sessions and participated in various tournaments to improve my training records before Rio Olympics,” noted Ehsan Haddadi adding “there is no other choice and I hope to obtain satisfactory results with tolerance and effort.”

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