Iran Wins Three Medals at World Para Athletics Junior Championships


Iran Wins Three Medals at World Para Athletics Junior Championships

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian representatives claimed three medals in the Nottwil 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Switzerland.

Mohammadhassan Mirzaei won the gold medal in discus F57 with a throw of 25.97m.

Baharvand won a silver medal in F36 Shot Put, throwing 11.01m.

Shimbo Yamato from Japan won the gold medal with a throw of 11.98m.

Lukasz Czamecki from Poland won the bronze medal.  

Iran´s Ashkan Cheraghi won the bronze medal with 8.65m in the men´s shot put F35-38

Rio 2016 silver medalist Lucumi from Colombia won the gold medal thanks to an 11.59 throw, finishing ahead of Mexico´s Rodrigo de la Torre Huerta (9.68).

The first World Para Athletics Junior Championships got underway on Thursday (3 August), with 275 athletes and 11 guide runners from 41 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) competing on one of the world's best tracks in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Iran has participated in the event with 24 athletes.

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