Iran wins gold, silver in Asian Athletics Championships

Apr 22, 2019 07:40 Asia/Tehran [Updated: May 18, 2020 21:52 Asia/Tehran]

Iran discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi grabbed a gold medal in the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships in Qatar.

Iran Press/Iran news: Haddadi won gold as well as his sixth Asian title with a throw of 65.95 meters in the competitions, IRNA reported.

Iran discus thrower in the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships in Qatar on Sunday Behnam Shiri won a silver medal in the contests.

Shiri came second with a throw of 60.89 meters and bagged silver in the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships.

Jordan, Qatar, Uzbekistan and China ranked third to sixth, respectively in the competitions. 101/201/213