WANA (Aug 31) – On the final day of the Asian Junior and U23 Rowing Championships in China, Iran’s national rowing team added two silver medals and one bronze to its tally.

 

The Iranian squad had already claimed one gold, one silver, and one bronze on the previous day. With these latest results, Iran concluded the competition with a total of one gold, three silvers, and two bronzes.

 

In the Junior Men’s Double Sculls Final, Mani Rahmani and Behrad Legarinejad finished second with a time of 6:26.46, competing against rowers from China, Iraq, Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Uzbekistan. They secured silver behind Chinese Taipei, while China took bronze.

 

In the U23 Women’s Single Sculls Final, Saghie Maleki clocked 7:45.18 to claim silver, racing against athletes from Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Hong Kong. The gold went to Thailand, with Kazakhstan finishing third.

 

In the Junior Women’s Double Sculls Final, Parnia Imani and Soha Fakhri recorded 7:12.98 to take bronze, competing with crews from Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Vietnam. Vietnam won gold and Hong Kong silver.

 

Meanwhile, in the Men’s U23 Single Sculls Final B, Amirreza Abdali raced against rowers from the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, finishing first with a time of 7:08.48, which placed him seventh overall in the category.

Iranian Rowers. Iran Finishes Asian Rowing with 6 Medals

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