The 2016 Asian at the 13th Gangwon Provincial Governor Cup Korea Ski Mountaineering Championships kicked off on Saturday March 12 where Iran’s Savei finished runner-up after a tough competitions with rivals from Russia, China, Japan and Korea in the Individual event.
The competition was held in the course of 18 kilometers where the Japanese representative finished first clocking 116 minutes followed by the Iranian athlete who stood on the silver podium with 119 minutes.
Another ski mountaineer from Japan won the silver medal with 120 minutes while other Iranian athletes present in the event, Hossein Salehi and Navid Maghdid, finished sixth and seventh, respectively both clocking 136 minutes.
Salehi had previously clinched bronze of the Vertical event.
Asian Championships of Ski Mountaineering as multinational ski mountaineering competitions for participants of the Asian continent have been held since 2007.
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