Publish Date: 3 October 2023 - 17:40

Hangzhou, IRNA - Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour has succeeded in overtaking his Chinese competitor in the final of the men’s speed climbing of the 19th Asian Games to win a gold medal.

Alipour, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, faced the Indonesian record holder Leonardo Veddriq in the semi-final, the IRNA reported on Tuesday.

In the final of the men’s speed climbing category, the Iranian athlete hit a record of 5.302 seconds, when he met with Jin Bao Long from China.

Alipour proudly won the sixth gold medal for Iran's sports caravan in Hangzhou, China.

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