Sep 30, 2023, 10:40 AM

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Iranian sportsmen and women continued to shine at the 19th Asian Games underway in China's Hangzhou by winning colorful medals and advancing to the next rounds.

The Iranian shooter team comprising Haniyeh Rostamian and Amir Jouharikhoo scored 575 in the mixed 10m pistol section and gained the bronze medal.

Teams from India and China stood in first and second places respectively.

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

Olfati wins Iran 1st medal in Asian Games gymnastics

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

Iranian gymnast Mehdi Olfati wrote his name into the national history books when he won a medal in the 2022 Asian Games.

Olfati claimed a silver medal in the men's vault on Friday with 14.783 points.

Iranian sprinters qualify for 100m semifinals at Hangzhou

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

Iranian sprinters Hamideh Esmaeilnezhad and Hassan Taftian secured their places in the semifinal round of the 100m in the 2022 Asian Games.

Esmaeilnezhad crossed the line with a time of 11.57 seconds in the women’s 100m Heat 3 behind Chinese athlete Yongli Wei who clocked 11.35 seconds.

Taftian also qualified for the semifinals in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.42 seconds in Heat 3.

Alamian’s brothers advance to quarter-final at Asian Games

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

Iranian duo Nima and Noshad Alamian defeated their rivals from Chinese Taipei and advanced to the quarter-final at the 2022 Asian Games.

Iranian Rower Rezaei advances to final in Asian Games

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

Mohammad Nabi Rezaei has cruised into the final at the Canoe Single (C1) 1000m Men in the 2022 Asian Games.

Rezaei reached the end line with a time of 4:02 minutes after his rival from Chinese Taipei.

Iran’s 2x Kayak team cruise into final in Hangzhou

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

The Iranian 2x Kayak team has advanced to the final at the women's 500m 2x kayak competitions in the 2022 Asian Games.

Hediyeh Kazemi and Elnaz Shafeian succeeded in reaching the end line with a time of 1:56 minutes as the third team.

Iran’s Kurash fighter Barimanlu advances to final in Asian Games

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

Iranian Kurash fighter Majid Vahid Barimanlou defeated his Tajik opponent in the weight category of -66kg in the 2022 Asian Games to advance to the final.

Previously, Barimanlu beat his opponents from Vietnam and Chinese Taipei in the sporting event.

Iran’s 3X3 basketball team advance to quarter-final in Hangzhou

Iranian athletes continue to shine at Asian Games

Iranian national men’s 3X3 basketball team defeated India 19-7 to advance to the quarter-final in the 2022 Asian Games.

The Iranian national squad will compete with Mongolia in the quarter-final.

More than 12,000 athletes from all 45 members of the Olympic Council of Asia are participating in the 19th Asian Games being held in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China from 23 September to 8 October. A total of 481 events are competing in the event.

The Iranian athletes have bagged 23 medals including three gold, ten silver, and eleven bronze so far.

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