Asian Shooting Championships:
Rostamian, Golkhandan team up for mixed bronze in air pistol contests
Iran’s Hanieh Rostamian and Vahid Golkhandan teamed up to win a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed event at the Asian Shooting Championships in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
The Iranian duo defeated Vietnam’s Thuy Trang Nguyen and Cong Minh Lai 16-8 on Wednesday to share the third podium with India, while China defeated South Korea 16-12 to walk away with the ultimate prize.
The bronze took Iran’s haul to seven medals across different age classes in Shymkent.
Iranian boys Mohammadreza Ahmadi, Amirhossein Gohari, and Mohammad-Mahdi Choobin scored 1721 points to beat India (1716pts) and South Korea (1699) to the men’s youth 10m air pistol gold on Monday, while Ahmadi went on to win the individual bronze in the same category.
Meanwhile, Iranian girls Parimah Amiri, Donya Arshadnia, and Tara Abbaszadeh won a youth silver medal on Tuesday, scoring 1676 points for a runner-up finish behind India (1701) in the women’s 10m air pistol event.
Amiri also claimed the individual bronze of the category with 214.1 points.
Iran also collected a couple of bronzes in the men’s 10m air pistol team event.
Golkhandan, Amir Joharikhou, and former Olympic champion Javad Forouqi scored 1733 points for a third-place finish in the team table, while Joharikhou bagged a bronze in the individual competitions.
The 16th edition of the Asian Championships will continue at the Shymkent Shooting Plaza until August 30.