Iranian Sportswoman Shines In Indonesia’s Islamic Solidarity Games

Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA - An Iranian sportswoman grabs a gold medal at the third Islamic Solidarity Games in Indonesia on Saturday. Iranian karate practitioner Nasrin Maleki managed to win the medal following defeating her Indonesian and Egyptian opponents who grabbed the silver and bronze medals respectively. The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games opened in Palembang on September 22, and will wrap up on October 1. Iranian squad have managed to snatch 12 gold medals since the beginning of the competitions. A total of 88 athletes are representing Iran in the competitions. Athletes from 55 countries are competing in archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, football, karate, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wushu./end