Iranian Rowers Win Three More Medals in Asian Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian athletes claimed three more medals in the 2024 Asian Rowing Championships.
Iran’s Kimia Zareei and Zeinab Norouzi defeated Thailand’s Parisa Chaempudsa and Nuntida Krajangjam in the final of lightweight double sculls. The bronze medal went to Vietnamese rowers Lường Thị Thảo and Nguyễn Thị Giang.
In the lightweight single sculls, Amir Hossein Mahmoudpour lost to Iraqi rower Mohammed Riyadh in the final. Vietnam’s Bùi Văn Ho n claimed the bronze medal.
Furthermore, Kimia Zareei and Fatemeh Mojallal seized a bronze medal in the double sculls. China and Uzbekistan won gold and silver, respectively.
Iranian rowers had won three medals on Saturday.
Zeinab Norouzi had won a gold medal in the in the lightweight single sculls. Fatemeh Mojallal collected a silver medal in the single sculls. And Team Melli seized a silver in the quadruple sculls.