TEHRAN A four-year-old Iranian girl won the top prize in the Second Asian Children's Painting Competition held in Japan recently. She was one of 25 children whose paintings were adjudged the best.

Some 7,787 works from 28 different Asian countries were entered in the competition. Iranian children presented 47 artistic works. Shayan Louei's (Roya) entry was selected one of the 25 best paintings.

Meanwhile, three Iranian children who participated in the 10th International Children's Artistic Competition on the Environment held in Japan also won top prizes.

In a statement released by the organizers of the Japan competition, works presented by Iranian painters Sara Soleymani, 8 years old, Alireza Heidari, 9 years old, and Sara Rezvani, 11 years old, were adjudged the best in the competition.