TEHRAN - Iran has secured its three medals at the Asian Deaf Athletics Championships in Malaysia.
According to Mehr News Agency, citing the Public Relations Department of the Deaf Sports Federation, the Asian Deaf Athletics Championships kicked off today (Tuesday) at a stadium in Penang, Malaysia.
Ali Alizadeh competed in the 1500-meter race and finished second, claiming the silver medal.
In the women’s 1500-meter race, Iranian athletes Sima Abdollahi and Zahra Chehreh-Alam finished fifth and sixth, clocking times of 5:22.75 and 5:33.65 minutes, respectively.
In 100-meter race, Hashem Yadegari claiming the bronze medal. 
Meanwhile, Mehdi Vahidian finished fourth by a narrow margin, missing out on a medal.
Yadegari also secured another medal in the long jump event. Competing at the stadium in Penang, Malaysia, he achieved a distance of 7.06 meters to win the Asian bronze medal, marking his second podium finish of the day.