The Iranian judoka wins gold at the SCO Open Membership Cup in Russia.
Tehran, Irena. Iranian judoka Elias Farhizagar won a gold medal at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Open Membership Cup, which is being held in Russia.
The Iranian athlete won a gold medal in the -81 kg category, defeating a Russian opponent in the semi-finals and a Tajik judoka in the final.
Farhizgar's victory marked Iran's first gold medal in this edition of the tournament.
The sporting event, which takes place in Moscow and the surrounding region from November 11 to 23, features more than 2,000 athletes representing SCO member states and invited teams, with around 100 medal events on the programme.
Athletes compete in 11 disciplines, including table tennis, trampoline gymnastics, sambo, sport climbing, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, weightlifting, fencing, chess, judo and wushu.
Iran is represented by a 70-member delegation competing in six sports: sport climbing, judo, weightlifting, artistic gymnastics, chess and table tennis.