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Iran clinches five medals in Armenian Open Ski Championships

Monday, 15 January 2018 10:13 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 15 January 2018 11:58 AM ]

Iranian skier Samaneh Beirami Baher (L)

Iranian skiers have exhibited fine performances at the Armenian Open Ski Championships, and collected five medals, including two silver ones.

On the third day of the international tournament in the northwestern Armenian city of Ashotsk, Iranian skier Samaneh Beirami Baher got a silver medal at the end of women’s cross-country skiing races.

The achievement came a day after Seyyed Sattar Seid participated in the 10-kilometer race for men, and finished in the third place overall to pocket the bronze medal.

Beirami Baher also received a bronze medal in the women’s 5-kilometer race.

Seid had bagged a silver medal in the men’s 10-kilometer race, and Beirami Baher had got a bronze in the women’s 5-kilometer event on Friday.

The Armenian Open Ski Championships opened on January 12, 2018, and has brought together dozens of skiers from Armenia, Chile, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mexico and Tonga.

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