During the Ice-Climbing World Cup competition that was held in Cheongseong, South Korea, Iranian climber "Mohsen Beheshti" won the gold medal in sprint category.
Iran NOC; Tehran: Athletes from
Romania and Mongolia won silver and bronze medals and "Mohammadreza
Safdarian" also won the fourth place. In this competition, "Mohsen
Beheshti" set the best ice climbing World Cup record with a total time of
11.53 on two tracks. In the women's section, "Shabnam Asadi" won the
fifth place in the World Cup in "sprint". She also won the 4th Asian plac
in the "Lead" event by ranking 11th in the World Cup.