Iran’s Reza Qasemi has won the bronze medal in the 100-meter sprint event at the 21st Asian Athletics Championships underway in Wuhan, China to grab the country’s first ever international 100-meter medal.

Qasemi ran the 100 meter event final in 10.19 seconds on Thursday to win the historical medal.

He had reached the final after qualifying with 10.28 seconds on Wednesday.

Femi Seun Ogunode of Qatar won the gold medal after he ran the 100 meters in 9.91 seconds. China’s Zhang Peimeng recorded 10.15 seconds and won silver.

The competitions kicked off on June 3 and will end on June 7.

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