Sam Vazhir won third place in the 1-meter springboard diving at the 11th Asian Diving Championships.
Iran NOC; Tehran: The 11th Asian
Diving Championship took place in China where the Iranian diver bagged the
third-runner up title and bronze medal in the 1-meter springboard diving. The
host country's divers took the first and second places. The third place in the
Asian Championship diving from the one-meter springboard was achieved in a
situation that is considered the first individual medal in the history of
Iranian diving in the Asian Championship competitions. Also, Sam Vazhir and
Kiyomars Aslani won third place and a bronze medal in the 3-meter synchronized
diving competition.