TEHRAN – Iran’s Mohammadreza Tayebi won a silver at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) on Tuesday.

Tyebi came second with a throw of 19.35 meters at the Men's Shot Put.

Gold medal went to Egyptian Mohamed Magdi Hamza Mohamed Ahmed Khalifa with 19.39 meters. The bronze medal went to Bahrain’s Abdelrahman Mahmoud with 18.71m.

The 6th Islamic Solidarity Games, known as Riyadh 2025, are an inter-continental multi-sport event organized by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), held from Nov. 7 to 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The event has brought together more than 3,000 athletes from 57 nations, competing across 25 sports in pursuit of glory at one of the Islamic world’s premier multi-sport events.