Nemati had already won a quota for Iran for Rio Summer Paralympics 2016 by winning a gold. Nemati had to defeat Chinese rival and she did so with an excellent 6-0 result to win the championship of Asia.
Somayeh Abbasopour, Iran’s other archery squad member, shot for gold medal in Compound final, but lost to Chinese player and get the silver medal with 135 points.
Iran’s double-member team consisting of Shahab Reihani and Somayeh Abbaspour shot also for gold and championship on Tuesday of the championships and had a similar fate, where Chinese team won the gold medal and Iran’s double-member team also won silver.
In overall, Iran’s 4-member para-archery team wrapped up the competitions with 3 golds and 2 silvers and will depart for Tehran on Friday.
Asian Para-Archery Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand, November 13-17, where 15 Asian countries participated.
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