Iranian runner Amirian bags gold medal at Islamic games

He crossed the line with a time of 1:46.18 in the men’s 800 meters, according to Tehran Times. 

Moroccan’s Abderrahman El Assal snatched the silver with 1:46.23 and bronze medal went to Qatari runner Abubaker Abdalla with a time of 1:46.26.

The 6th Islamic Solidarity Games, known as Riyadh 2025, are an inter-continental multi-sport event organized by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), held from Nov. 7 to 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The event has brought together more than 3,000 athletes from 57 nations, competing across 25 sports in pursuit of glory at one of the Islamic world’s premier multi-sport events.

MNA