Iranian female athletes won a gold medal in lightweight rowing at the Asian Rowing Championships in Vietnam.
The duo of Zeinab Norouzi and Kimia Zarei competed against teams from India, Vietnam, Thailand, and Hong Kong in the final.
The sportswomen finished first with a time of 7:30.22, securing the gold medal.
In other events, Iran also won a bronze medal in the men’s lightweight rowing competition. The team of Amirhossein Mahmoudpour and Amirreza Abdali finished third with a time of 6:43.24.
As part of the event, the Iranian women’s team in the heavyweight class also won a bronze medal. The pair of Mahsa Javer and Fatemeh Mojallal finished third, trailing teams from Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
IRNA