Three Iranian athletes claimed gold medals at the fifth Asian Indoor Athletics Championships at Hangzhou, China. 

 

Reza Ghasemi won the gold in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.68 seconds on Sunday.  

 

Maryam Tousi clinched gold medal in women’s 400-meter dash, clocking 53.85 seconds. She also qualified for The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics, which will be held in Istanbul from March 9 to 11. 

 

Reza Bouazar won the gold in the 400 meters event with a time of 48.04 seconds. 

 

Iranian woman shot putter Leila Rajabi claimed a silver medal in the first day with a throw of 17.50 meters. 

 

Hassan Heidarpour seized the bronze in 60 meters with a time of 6.78 seconds. Amin Ghelichi also won the bronze in the 400-meter event with a time of 48.64 seconds. 

 

Sepideh Tavakkoli claimed the bronze medal in Pentathlon.

 

Iran took part in the competitions with 14 athletes.