Host India won the title at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships which was held from 6 July to 9 July 2017 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar state.
Of the 14 athletes who represented Iran in the prestigious sportive event, Ehsan Haddadi, Ali Samari, Hassan Taftian and Hossein Keyhani claimed gold medals in discus throw, hammer throw, 100m spring and 3000m steeplechase events, respectively.
The only bronze medal of the Iranian outfit was bagged by Mohsen Niadoost who took part in the 1500meter race.
Persian athletes ranked fourth in the final table of medals and achieved their best ever performance in the history of the Asian competitions.
Indians collected 12 gold, five silver and 12 bronze medals to stand on top of the podium with a total of 29 trophies. China came second with 20 medals including eight gold, seven silver and five bronze medals. The third position was taken by Kazakh athletes who earned four golds, two silvers and two bronzes. Iran, Vietnam and South Korea ranked fourth to sixth with five, four and four medals respectively.
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