Iranian Table Tennis Teams Win Golds in ISG 2021
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s men’s and women’s table tennis teams claimed gold medals in the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey.
Men’s team Noshad Alamian, Afshin Norouzi and Nima Alamian defeated Saudi Arabian team Ali Alkhadrawi, Turki Almutairi and Khalid Alshareif in the final match.
Women’s team Neda Shahsavari, Shima Safaei and Mahshid Ashtari beat Turkey in the final to win the gold.
The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games are being held in Konya, Turkey, from August 9 to 18, 2022. It is a multinational, multi-sport event attended by the athletes from the nations of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
With an exception of the 2010 Games, it has taken place every four years since its debut in 2005 at Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The Islamic Solidarity Games are organized and directed by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation and the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, but for the first time in history, the event is organized by the Turkish Olympic Committee.