WANA (Sep 09) – Iranian para-archer Somayeh Rahimi has captured the gold medal in the women’s individual recurve event at the Para Archery World Series tournament currently underway in India.

 

Rahimi delivered a decisive performance in the final, defeating her Chinese opponent 6–2 to claim the top spot on the podium.

 

In the mixed team recurve event, the Iranian duo of Somayeh Rahimi and Gholamreza Rahimi fell short in their match against Indonesia, losing 5–1 to finish in fourth place.

 

Iran’s national delegation at the tournament features a strong lineup across both recurve and compound disciplines. The compound squad comprises Amir Mohammad Barani, Farzaneh Asgari, and Hadi Nouri, while Gholamreza Rahimi, Somayeh Rahimi, and Mohaddeseh Baba-Habib represent the nation in the recurve categories. Head coach Zahra Nemati leads the technical staff alongside coaches Amin Alikhani-Nezhad and Mohammad Saleh Palizban.

 

The World Series competition in India will run through September 11.