Para Swimmer Karimzadeh Snatches Gold: ISG 2021
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Para swimmer Mohammad Karimzadeh of Iran seized a gold medal in the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.
He won a gold medal in the 150 m individual medley (SM4) event.
Shahin Izadyar and Sina Zeighaminejad also claimed a silver and a bronze medal in the 200 m individual medley (SM5-SM10). Uzbekistan’s Azizbek Boynazarov won a gold.
The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games are being held in Konya, Turkey, from August 9 to 18. It is a multinational, multi-sport event attended by athletes from the nations of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
The Islamic Solidarity Games are organized and directed by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation and the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, but for the first time in history, the event is organized by the Turkish Olympic Committee.
