Iranian paddlers concluded the Asian Under-23, Junior, and Para Canoe Championships in Kazakhstan, with a total haul of 20 medals.
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NOC; Tehran: event featured competitions across three disciplines, with Iranian
athletes competing against top paddlers from across Asia. The Iranian team
secured 20 medals in total, including four golds, six silvers, and ten bronzes,
demonstrating the country’s growing strength in flatwater and para canoe
disciplines. In the women’s KL3 500m Para Canoe final, Shehla Behroozi Rad
claimed gold with a time of 2:27.460, finishing ahead of Uzbekistan’s perennial
rival, Shehnazov, while the Japanese athlete took bronze. In the men’s VL2 500m
final, Eslam Jahedi captured gold with a mark of 2:45.022, outpacing
competitors from Japan and Kazakhstan.
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Iranian men’s U23 four-person kayak team, Abbas Hosseini, Amirreza Barzegar,
Abolfazl Janati, and Amirreza Oladian, finished fourth in the 500m final,
recording 1:31.066, behind Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Singapore. Over the
course of four days, Iran’s performance across U23, junior, and para canoe
events highlighted both emerging talent and the nation’s continued commitment
to developing elite paddlers in Asia.