Parsa Shahshahani clinched a silver medal in the 200m backstroke at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, clocking 2:02.74.
Iran NOC; Tehran: The Iranian swimmer delivered a stellar
performance in the final to finish second behind New Zealand’s Ariel
Muchirahondo, who claimed gold by 1:59.15. Greece’s Nikolaos Papatheodorou took
bronze with 2:03.23, leaving Shahshahani to secure the podium finish by a
0.49-second margin over the Greek competitor. This milestone achievement adds a
valuable silver to Iran’s medal tally at the ongoing youth games in Dakar.