Asian U18 Athletics Championships:
Iran’s Ahanin-Maram wins bronze in boys’ hammer throw
Iranian Amirreza Ahanin-Maram won a first medal for the country at the Asian U18 Athletics Championships, grabbing a bronze medal in the boys’ hammer throw event on Day 1 of the contests in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
The Iranian began the final showpiece with a 67.74m effort, and then went on to register 69.88m, before his final attempt of 70.83m saw Ahanin-Maram finish on the third podium.
The host’s Mohammed Siraj Alzayer walked away with the gold medal thanks to a 79.11m attempt, with Chinese Wang Ankang settling for the silver with 74.81m.
The sixth edition of the competition will continue until Friday in the Saudi coastal city.
Kiarash Kaboli, Arman Amini, Amirreza Moradi, Mohammad-Hassan Darvish, and Mohammad-Saleh Kamareh are the other Iranians in the men’s competition, with Umm ul-Banin Tehrani, Hasti Siahmansouri, and Samia Shahpari taking part in the women’s events.
Elsewhere on Day 1, Siahmansouri finished fourth in the hammer throw final with 56.14m, while Tehrani also missed out on the shot put event, standing fourth with 14.44m.