Iranian junior strikes gold in Asian Airgun Championships

Iranian male sports shooter Amir Hossein Zolfagharian has demonstrated brilliant performances at the 9th edition of Asian Airgun Championships in Tehran, and claimed a gold medal.

On Monday, the junior Iranian marksman had to fight it out for the yellow metal against competitors from China and Japan, and tallied the highest point to stand on top of the podium at the Azadi Sport Complex in western Tehran.

Later in the day, the Iranian team managed to get the second gold medal for the Islamic Republic in youth group team competitions.

The Bangladeshi and Chinese squads respectively claimed the silver and bronze medals in this discipline.

The Iranian team consisted of Amir Asadi, Amir Mohammad Nekounam, Alireza Davoodabadi, Mahyar Sedaghat and Hojjatollah Poudineh.

The ninth edition of Asian Airgun Championships opened on December 3 in the Iranian capital city of Tehran, and will wrap up on December 9, 2016.

Dozens of marksmen and women from various Asian nations, including China, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan and Kazakhstan, have taken part in the competitions.

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