Chess quadruple wins Iran’s first gold in Asia Pacific Deaf Games
Iran bagged a first gold medal at the Asia Pacific Deaf Games, walking away with the ultimate prize in the chess team event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nayyereh Golizadeh, Zeinab Golshani, Armin Rahmatpour, and Pouria Jamali teamed up on Tuesday to take the country’s haul to five medals at the 10th edition of the Games.
Rahmatpour had won a men’s chess bronze on the preceding night in the Malaysian capital, with Alireza Kermani standing third in the men’s bowling contest.
Karim Khodabandeh and the Iranian four-man poomsae team had also settled for a couple of bronze medals in the taekwondo event.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Hossein Mesbahi, Sina Saber, Ali-Akbar Ahmadvand, and Ali Salimi were all on the scoresheet as the Iranian men’s football team defeated Uzbekistan 4-1.
This was a second victory for the Iran in the Games – following the first-day 3-1 win against Japan – ahead of Thursday’s game against Oman in the final round of the group fixtures.