KONYA, Turkey – Farzaneh
Fasihi of Iran claimed a silver medal in the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Tuesday night.
She earned the silver in the Women’s 100m with a time of 11.12.
The gold medal went to Bahrain’s Edidiong Odiong with 11.03 and Maboundou Koné from Ivory Coast won the bronze medal with 11.13.
The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games are being held in Konya, Turkey, from August 09 to 18, 2022. It is a multinational, multi-sport event that is played between the athletes from the nations of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
With an exception of the 2010 Games, it has taken place every four years since its debut in 2005 at Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The Islamic Solidarity Games are organized and directed by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation and the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, but for the first time in history, the event is organized by the Turkish Olympic Committee.