Iran Wins Five More Golds at IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran enjoyed a golden day at the IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Thursday (10 March), winning five gold medals.
It was double gold for Iran’s Ahmad Ojaghlou who quickly took control of the 100m T4, powering home in 11.09 – just 0.04 seconds outside of the Asian record.
Iran secured another sprint gold on the track courtesy of Arash Khosravi who took the 100m T11 title in a thrillingly tight finish, clocking 11.96. Japan’s Masaaki Konishi sprinted home to win the 100m T12, clocking 11.70.
Iran picked up three medals in the field on Thursday - Mehdi Alizadeh (F33) came from behind to win the men’s shot put F32/33 as early leader Hani Alnakhli (F33) had to settle for second place.
He threw a massive 8.95m in the event – adding 10 centimeters on to his rival’s best mark, Paralympic.org reported.
Hamed Amiri (F54) won the men’s discus F54-56 – his second gold so far at Dubai 2016. The 33-year-old threw 29.69m (949 points) to get the better of Incheon 2014 silver medallist Parviz Golpasandhagh.
Nour Mhammad Arekhi helped cement his country’s place at the top of the leader board, winning gold in the men’s shot put F11/12 in convincing style with a best of 11.50m (838 points).
More than 220 athletes from 24 countries are participating in the first ever IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships, underway until 12 March at the Police Officer’s Club Stadium in Dubai.
