Tehran, IRNA – Iran's female skater Taraneh Ahmadi has won silver in the ongoing Asian Games in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, which marks the first medal Iran has won in skating in the competitions.

Ahmadi stood in the second place behind a competitor from Taiwan, winning the silver in the freestyle skating on the 12th day of the competitions.

Another female Iranian skater, Rumina Isfahani, finished fourth.

The 19th Asian Games are being held in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8.

The competitions were originally scheduled to take place in September 2022, but they were postponed due to the Covid pandemic.

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