Female Iranian athlete Zeynab Nowruzi has won a gold medal in women’s lightweight single sculls at the Asian Rowing Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

According to The Iran Project, by overcoming her rivals from Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Thailand, Nowruzi finished first in the Asian competitions after setting the time 08:02:72. Uzbekistan and Hong Kong stood second and third.

Meanwhile, Fatemeh Mojallal, another member of the Iranian rowing team, finished second in women’s heavyweight single sculls.