Iran’s Nasiri collects silver in IPC Athletics World Championships
Iranian athlete Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani has finished runner-up at the 2015 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Qatar, claiming a silver medal as well as a Rio 2016 Paralympic Games spot.
The 35-year-old Iranian Paralympian clocked three minutes and 56.53 seconds in the men’s 1500-meter T20 discipline staged at the multi-purpose Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, also known as Qatar SC Stadium, in the Qatari capital city of Doha on Sunday evening to finish runner-up.
Michael Brannigan from the United States of America was awarded the gold medal with a time of three minutes and 56.50 seconds.
Russia’s 22-year-old Alexander Rabotnitskiy registered three minutes and 58.23 seconds to win bronze.
The 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships opened in Doha, Qatar, on October 21, and will wrap up on October 31.
The tournament has brought together around 1,300 athletes from 90 countries, and is ongoing in the 15,000-seater Suhaim Bin Hamam Stadium.
It is one of the last major competitions ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
A total of 19 athletes represent the Islamic Republic of Iran at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
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