Asian Indoor Athletics championships: Iran’s Fasihi Claims Gold
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Farzaneh Fasihi claimed a gold medal in the women's 60m race at the Asian Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
She won the gold medal with a time of 7.28 seconds.
Kazakhstani runner Olga Safronova seized silver after clocking in at 7.32 seconds.
Indonesian Valentin Vaneza finished third with 7.37 seconds.
The championships are being held in the athletics sports complex Qazaqstan. The competition is one of the most important events of the Asian Athletics Association calendar in 2023.
Farzaneh Fasihi, Reyhaneh Mobini, Hamideh Esmaeilnejhad and Fatemeh Mohitizadeh represent Iran in the female section and Hamidreza Kia, Arshia Mosadeghi, Masoud Kamran and Jalil Naseri compete in the male division.
The tournament has brought over 500 athletes from 31 countries together.
