Four Iranian skaters into top 10 in inline freestyle world ranking
Four Iranian skaters made their way into top 10 in the latest Inline Freestyle World Rankings – released by the international governing body of the sport.
A Hero Battle Cup champion in June, Amirmohammad Savari, previously ranked 27th, made a significant leap of 23 places to claim the fourth position in the men’s ranking.
Meanwhile, Reza Lasani, who finished runner-up to Savari in June’s event in Milan before claiming back-to-back bronzes at the Asian Championships and The World Games, climbed from 41st place to fifth in the new rankings. The top three positions in this category were taken by skaters from Spain, Chinese Taipei, and France.
In the women’s division, Taraneh Ahmadi and Romina Salk, two accomplished Iranian skaters previously ranked 29th and 44th respectively, advanced to sixth and seventh place in the world rankings. An athlete from Chinese Taipei currently leads the women’s ranking.
Ahmadi, 23, won a precious speed slalom silver medal at the 20th Asian Roller Skating Championship in Jecheon, South Korea, while 20-year-old Salek, – a former world speed slalom record holder, who won the gold at the Hero Battle Cup but was unlucky to miss out on the podium at the Asian showpiece, finishing fourth.