Iranian Rower Nazanin Malaei Wins Silver at Asian Games


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Nazanin Malaei claimed a silver medal at the Women's Lightweight Single Sculls in the 2018 Asian Games.

Malaei finished in second place with a time of 8:19.28.

Dandan Pan from China claimed the gold medal, clocking 8:05.79.

The bronze medal went to Ka Man Lee from Hong Kong with a time of 8:27.21.

The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta Palembang 2018, is a pan-Asian multi-sport event scheduled to be held from 18 August to 2 September in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.

The athletes compete in 465 events across 40 sports and 67 disciplines.