Speed World Championships 2025:
Iranian skater Yahaqqi wins historic bronze
Young skater Amirmahdi Yahaqqi won a historic bronze medal at the Speed World Championships in Beidaihe, China, on Wednesday, marking Iran’s first medal in the history of the competition.
Representing Iran in the men’s junior 100m lane event, the Iranian clocked 10.102 seconds to settle for a third-place finish in the final race, collecting 34 team points for the country.
Italian Cristian Scassellati crossed the finish line in 10.042 seconds to walk away with the ultimate prize, with Belgian Stan Beelen taking the silver on 10.079 seconds.
The Iranian had registered an impressive time of 10.012 seconds to beat skaters from Colombia and the Chinese Taipei in the semifinals earlier in the day.
Mohammad-Amin Samimifar was the other Iranian in action in the junior event, but his campaign came to an end in the quarterfinals.
Elsewhere, Iranian duo Milad Salehi and Soroushmehr competed in the men’s senior 100m contest, with the former finishing seventh after a last four exit.
Soroushmehr crashed out in the quarterfinals to settle for a 13th-place finish.