Iranian Swimmers Win Medals at 2022 Asian Para Games


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Three Iranian para swimmers won medals in the 2022 Asian Para Games on Tuesday.

Sina Zeighaminejad and Shahin Izadyar won a silver and bronze respectively in the Men's 200m IM -SM10 with a time of 2:24.24 and 2:25.94.

Japanese swimmer Akito Minai won the gold with a time of 2:19.27.

Also, Mohammad Hossein Karimi took a bronze medal in the Men's 100m Butterfly -- S12.

He clocked 1:03.47 to win the bronze. China’s Jieqiu Deng claimed the gold with 1:01.13 and Indonesian Maulana Rifky Yavianda claimed the silver with 1:01.79.

As the Asian Para Games returns to China for the second time following Guangzhou in 2010, nearly 3,100 athletes from 44 countries and regions are taking part across 22 sports and 564 events at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, which runs through Oct 28.