Asian Rowing Championships:
Iranian duo wins double sculls gold
Zeinab Norouzi and Kimia Zarei teamed up to grab the women’s lightweight double sculls gold as Iran collected three medals on the first day of the finals at the Asian Rowing Championships in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Saturday.
The Iranian pair clocked 7:30.22 minutes to outpace opponents from India, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the host country – a second Asian gold for the female duo following last year’s triumph in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Iran’s second medal in the women’s competitions on Saturday came in the double sculls final, where Mahsa Javer and Fatemeh Mojallali – silver medalists at the Hangzhou Asian Games – settled for a bronze medal, crossing the finish line in 7:22.30 minutes, with teams from Uzbekistan and Vietnam winning the gold and silver respectively.
In the men’s lightweight double sculls showdown, Amirhossein Mohammadpour and Amirreza Abdali secured a second bronze medal for the country – courtesy of a time of 6:43.24 minutes – finishing behind gold-winning Indian pair and Uzbekistan.
Mohammadpour was also a part of the lightweight single sculls final, but finished empty-handed, clocking 7:26.20 minutes to stand sixth.