TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s and women’s table tennis teams won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) on Monday.

The men’s team, comprising Benyamin Faraji, Amirhossein Hodaei, and Mohammad Mousavi Taher, were defeated by Kazakhstan 8-1 in the final.

The women’s team lost to Turkey 8-2 in the semifinals and earned bronze.

The 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games, also known as Riyadh 2025, are an inter-continental multi-sport event organized by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), which are being 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.