2025 World Rowing Indoor Championships:
Iranians grab double golds on first weekend
Iranians collected four medals, including double golds, on the first weekend of action at the 2025 World Rowing Indoor Championships, which is held virtually using ergometer machines.
Amirreza Ebdali clocked 01:23.1 minutes to take the bronze medal in the men’s lightweight 500m final, finishing behind Finland’s Joonas Makipelto (01:21.9) and Egyptian Adham Mahgoub (01:22.5).
Ebdali’s record saw the Iranian beat Egypt’s Youssef Moursy to the gold medal in the 19-20 age group of the category.
A second gold medal for Iran came in the women’s 19-20 age class, where Saqi Maleki walked away with the ultimate prize in the lightweight 500m event, thanks to a fastest time of 01:38.3 minutes, while finishing fourth in the overall standings.
Meanwhile, Mohammad-Ebrahim Doulabi, representing Iran in the para athletes’ competitions, settled for a third-place finish in the men’s PR2 500m final with 01:48.2 minutes, trailing Yigit Dogukan Bozkurt of Turkey (01:39.7) and Latvia’s Krists Mickēvičs (01:43.5).
The eighth edition of the annual event will continue with the second and final weekend on February 22-23.