Iranian Skiers Grab Medals at Asian Alpine Ski Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian skiers Atefeh Ahmadi and Mohammad Saveh Shemshaki won a silver and a bronze medal at the 30th Asian Alpine Ski Championships.
The championships kicked off on February 23 at the Mzaar Ski Resort in Kfardebian in Lebanon.
In the women’s Alpine skiing, Lebanese Manon Ouaiss won a gold, followed by Ahmadi and Alexandra Trotskaya from Kazakhstan.
Meanwhile, Zakhan Kuchin from Kazakhstan topped the men's category and Commillion Toktayev of Uzbekistan came in second ahead of Mohammad Saveh Shemshaki.
Lebanon had previously organized five times the skiing championship for Junior and Children, in 2000, 2008, 2009, 2016, and 2017 with Lebanon winning many medals.
