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Iran’s Safdarian wins speed gold in Ice Climbing World Cup
Iranian ice climber Mohammadreza Safdarian won the men’s speed gold in the first UIAA World Cup event of the year in Cheongsong, South Korea.
The Iranian clocked 13.27 seconds to beat Mongolian Kherlen Nyamdoo, who finished the final race in 20.93 seconds, to the top spot.
Safdarian’s fellow-Iranian Mohsen Beheshti-Rad settled for the bronze, thanks to a victory over the host’s Kim Min Cheol, despite his time of 12.76 seconds in the third-place race being the fastest across all rounds of the competition.
A second medal for Safdarian came in the lead contest, where the Iranian scored 30.00 points to finish runner-up to South Korean gold medalist Lee Younggeon (31.10), with Swiss climber Benjamin Bosshard taking the bronze on 28.00 points.