Iranians win Asian U20 athletics silver, bronze
The second day of the Asian U20 Athletics Championships saw Iranians bag a couple of medals in Yecheon, South Korea.
Representing the country in the women’s 400m hurdles final, Fatemeh Eydian clocked 1:00.01 minutes to grab the silver medal – finishing second to the Japanese athlete, with the Kazakhstani contestant in third.
Samir Eqbali won a second medal for the country on Monday, taking the bronze in the men’s 3000m steeplechase event with a time of 9:07.61 minutes.
Asahi Kuroda of Japan claimed the gold with a best time of 8:39.83 minutes, with Indian Sharuk Khan settling for silver with 8:51.75 minutes.
Mohammadreza Ziaei had clinched a first medal for Iran on the first day of the 20th edition of the competition as he registered a best throw of 55.44m for the men’s discus throw bronze.
India’s Bhartpreet Singh (55.66m) and Sayfullaev Dunyozod (55.58m) of Uzbekistan won the gold and silver medals respectively.