Tehran, IRNA – Iranian athletes participating in the 2021 Company Sport Games in Athens, Greece, have succeeded in winning 23 medals in the first day of the competition.

The 2021 Company Sport Games kicked off on Thursday. The Iranian champions could grasp 23 medals in track and field, swimming and dart-throwing events.
Iranian runners attained various 11 medals in both men and women competitions.
In the first day of the contests, the Iranian runners could bag five gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
In beach volleyball contests, Iran’s Sanaa Amin defeated a French team 2-0 and Mashhad Municipality team beat another French team also 2-0. 
Swimmers of Haft Tappeh Khuzestan and Foulad Mobarakeh Sepahan bagged 11 medals.
The ping pong team of Qom Manganese Mines thrashed rivals from Germany, France and Greece to reach the quarterfinals of the 2021 Company Sport Games.
The dart-throwing team of Iran Minerals Production and Supply Company (IMPASCO) defeated rival teams from France, Germany, Greece, Belgium and Austria to gain a bronze medal.
Iranian football teams could experience one defeat and two victories in the first day of the competitions.

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