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Tue, 05/31/2011 - 09:53
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Iranian trio win golds at Asian Grand Prix

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) -- Iranian athletes Sajad Moradi, Sajad Hashemi, and Mahmoud Samimi won gold medals at the Asian Grand Prix 2011 Series in Wujiang, China on Sunday.

Runner Sajad Moradi claimed a gold medal in the Men’s 800m with a time of 1:49.27 minutes. India’s Ram Ghamanda won the silver medal clocking 1:49.45 minutes, followed by his compatriot Joseph Sajeesh who clocked 1:49.74 minutes.

Runner Sajad Hashemi snatched a gold medal in the Men’s 400m with a time of 46.55 seconds, followed by Jianxin Chen from China (46.65 seconds), and Prasanna Amarasekara from Sri Lanka (47.03 seconds).

Mahmoud Samimi bagged a gold medal in the Men’s Discus Throw with a throw of 63.21 meters while his brother Mohammad Samimi won the bronze medal with a throw of 62.38 meters. China’s Jian Wu won the silver with a throw of 62.40 meters.

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