Publish Date: 2 October 2023 - 11:01

Hangzhou, IRNA – Iranian athletes have received two bronze medals in the men’s kayak and canoe 500-meter men competitions at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

Peyman Ghavidel and Sepehr Saatchi, two Iranian paddlers, clinched the bronze medal in the men’s kayak event.

They recorded a time of 1:39.291 in the men’s kayak 500-meter final competition at the Fuyang Water Sports Center in Hangzhou.

Iranian rowers Adel Mojallali-Moghadam (L) and Seyed Kia Eskandani-Hosseini (R)

In another commendable performance, Adel Mojallali and Kia Eskandani, two other Iranian paddlers, bagged the bronze medal in the men’s canoe double 500-meter contests with a time of 1:50.486.

The 2022 Asian Games, also known as Hangzhou 2022, is a continental multi-sport event being held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.

Iran has sent a contingent of 289 male and female athletes participating in 34 sports divisions to the Games.

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