TEHRAN – Nazanin Fatemeh Eidian from Iran won a gold medal in the 400m hurdles in the Asian Youth Athletics Championship at Kuwait City on Saturday.
The Iranian teenager made history by crossing the finish line in the 400m hurdles category clocking an impressive 1.01,04s.
This was the first time an Iranian girl could win a gold medal in athletics.
Representatives of Kazakhstan and Taiwan finished second and third, respectively clocking 1:01.52s and 1:02.40s.