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Iran at 2018 Asian Games: Day 9 Highlights

Monday, 27 August 2018 10:03 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 27 August 2018 10:07 PM ]

Gold medallist Iran's Hossein Keyhani celebrates during the victory ceremony for the men's 3000m steeplechase athletics event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 27, 2018. (AFP)

In the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, another big victory for Team Iran as Hossein Keyhani has won the gold medal in the men’s 3,000-meters steeplechase.

Keyhani passed the finish-line with a time of 8 minutes, 22.79 seconds to set a new record for the Asian Games. Meanwhile, Athletes from Qatar and Japan finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. With the victory, Iran have now bagged 17 gold medals sitting in 5th place on the table, after day 9 of the tournament.

Iran's Hossein Keyhani celebrates winning the final of the men's 3000m steeplechase athletics event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 27, 2018. (AFP)

Earlier, Iranian weightlifters won the gold and silver medals in the super heavyweight category. Behdad Salimi lifted 208 kilograms in snatch, and 253 kilograms in clean and jerk to secure the gold medal with a total of 461 kilograms.

Behind him was his fellow Iranian Saeed Ali-Hosseini, who also lifted 208 kilograms in snatch and 248 in clean and Jerk, to finish 2nd with a total of 456 kilograms. Uzbekistan’s Rustam Jangabaev was 3rd, with a total of 455 kilograms.

Silver medallist Iran's Saeid Alihosseini (L), gold medallist Iran's Behdad Salimikordasiabi (C) and bronze medallist Uzbekistan's Rustam Djangabaev pose during the awards ceremony for the men's +105kg weightlifting event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 27, 2018. (AFP)

Iran's Behdad Salimikordasiabi kisses the weights as he competes in the men's +105kg weightlifting event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 27, 2018. (AFP)

There was even more triumph for Iran, as Bahman Asgari also won a gold medal in the men’s Karate minus 75kg category. In the final match, Asgari beat his Saudi opponent 5-nothing to secure the win. Before that, he had defeated players from Afghanistan, Mongolia, Thailand and Chinese Taipei.

Gold medalist Iran's Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh (2nd L), silver medalist Saudi Arabia's Raef Adel Alturkistani (L) and bronze medalists Taiwan's Hsu Wei-chun (2nd R) and Jordan's Bashar Alnajjar pose during the awards ceremony for the men's -75kg category karate event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 27, 2018. (AFP)

In the women’s competitions, Pegah Zangeneh of Iran grabbed the Bronze in the minus 68kg category. Zangeneh beat her Vietnamese opponent 10-nothing in the 3rd-place match.