Asia Triathlon Youth and U15 Championships:
Iranian trio sweeps men’s youth podium
An Iranian trio dominated the men’s youth category at the Asia Triathlon Youth and U15 Championships, completing a historic clean sweep of the podium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
Sadra Ebrahimi claimed gold in the closely contested multisport event – which includes swimming, cycling, and running – finishing with a total time of 26:47 minutes, just one second ahead of his silver-winning compatriot Parsa Rasoul.
Borna Naqiyeh secured the all-Iranian podium by clocking 26:49 to take the bronze.
Aliasghar Keshavarzian was the other Iranian in action, placing 17th with a time of 28:08.
The three-stage event featured 31 athletes competing in a 400m swim, a 10km cycling race, and a 2.5km run.
Iran also fielded four competitors in the men’s under-15 division, though none were able to reach the podium.
Mohammad-Parsa Siampour finished sixth with 28:19, while Arvin Moqimi (29:40) and Mohammad-Sam Qahremani (29:56) placed 15th and 16th, respectively.
Amirali Masaeli completed the course in 30:30, finishing 18th in the 23-man field.
Athletes from 13 Asian countries took part in the two-day tournament.