Armin Hadipour titled as FISU’s Best Male Athlete
Armin Hadipour titled as FISU’s Best Male Athlete

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Armin Hadipour Seighalani from Iran received the best male athlete honor at the International University Sports Federation’s (FISU) fourth Gala Awards in Turin Friday night. The Iranian won the men’s 54-kilogram event for the third consecutive Summer Universiade in Naples. South Korean short track speed skater Kim A-lang received the best […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Armin Hadipour Seighalani from Iran received the best male athlete honor at the International University Sports Federation’s (FISU) fourth Gala Awards in Turin Friday night.

The Iranian won the men’s 54-kilogram event for the third consecutive Summer Universiade in Naples.

South Korean short track speed skater Kim A-lang received the best female athlete honor, following the double gold won the 24-year-old at Krasnoyarsk 2019.

The Argentinian University Sports Federation received the best FISU promotion project for their booth at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.

The best national sports federation was awarded to Japan after the country topped the medals table at Naples 2019.

Kim Alang, a double Olympic gold medallist, was recognized for her outstanding achievements on the university sports field; she has participated in three successive Winter Universiades and won gold at all three: Granada 2015, Almaty 2017 and Krasnoyarsk 2019. Armin Hadipour Seighalani was also awarded for this rare achievement of three consecutive Universiade gold medals – at Gwangju 2015, Taipei 2017 and Napoli 2019.

The fourth edition of the FISU Gala also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the International University Sports Federation in grand style. Representatives from more than 120 member nations were present at the ceremony, that was held in Turin’s Sala Fucine – OGR, in between the two days of the ongoing 36th FISU General Assembly.

  • source : Tasnim, Irannews