MNA � Iranian table tennis player Noshad Alamian won a bronze medal in men�s single event after 52 years at 2018 Asian Games.







Alamian suffered a 0-4 defeat to China�s Gaoyuan Lin, who has the world rank of 4, in the semifinal and achieved the bronze medal for Iran. The last medal of Iran in singles� event of Asian Games goes back to 1966, where Houshang Bozorgzadeh won a bronze medal.

Alamian defeated Vietnam�s Anh Tu Nguyen 4-1 in the round of 32 before winning South Korea�s Young Sik Jeoung 4-3 in one of the most thrilling matches of round of 16. The Iranian athlete then proved his quality by gaining a 4-1 victory over Hong Kong�s Chun Ting Wong, who holds the world rank of 10.

In the other match of the semifinal, world No 1 player Fan Zhendong from China won South Korea�s Sangsu Lee to face his countryman in the final which will be held today at 5 PM, Jakarta�s local time.

2018 Asian Games is underway in Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang and will officially wrap up on September 2.