Asian Indoor Athletics Championships:
Zarei wins women’s 400m silver as Iran bags three medals on Day 2
The second day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships saw Iran collect three medals — including a women’s 400m silver through Zahra Zarei — in Tianjin, China, on Saturday.
Zarei clocked a personal-best 54.18 seconds in the final to finish behind Uzbekistan’s Hukmova Jonbibi, who crossed the line in 53.61 seconds, with China’s Zuo Siyu settling for bronze in 54.62 seconds.
Elsewhere, Arash Sayyari claimed bronze in the men’s 400m final.
The Iranian, who was only handed a place in the final after a Chinese sprinter was forced out through injury, also registered a career-best 47.59 seconds, finishing behind Qatar’s Bassem Hemeida (47.27 seconds) and China’s Chiyu Zheng (47.34 seconds).
Iran’s second bronze medal of the day came in the men’s 3000m, where Hossein Nouri clocked 8:12.09. Japan’s Kazuya Shiojiri (7:53.87) and Kyrgyzstan’s Nursultan Keneshbekov (7:55.06) took gold and silver, respectively.