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Ehsan Hadadi Tests Positive for COVID-19

reporter 1222 — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 06:46:02 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

The Olympic silver medalist is under self-quarantine after he tested positive for the virus.

“Ehsan has self-quarantined after he was diagnosed with the coronavirus,” Iran Athletic Federation’s doctor Ashkan Ordibehesht said.

“His recovery is going well,” he added.

Iran’s Health Ministry on Friday announced 144 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the death toll to 2,378 across the country.

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Iran’s Ehsan Hadadi Has Eye on Olympics Medal

reporter 1222 — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 15:59:29 +0000

Iran’s Ehsan Hadadi Has Eye on Olympics Medal

According To Iran News, Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi says he is going to win a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Hadadi competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with a 68.18 m throw, becoming the first Iranian discus thrower to win a medal at Olympics.

Now, he is going to win his second medal in the prestigious competition.

“I will do my best to win a medal at Tokyo. I can win a gold medal with a 68 meters throw,” Hadadi said.

“I will have to compete with athletes from Jamaica, Austria, Sweden and Romania. I think I can win a gold medal with a throw of 68 meters,” the thrower added.

“I will reach to my best form until May 2020. Mr. Soltanifar (Sports and Youth Minister) has vowed to provide all the facilities and I am going to go on the podium in Tokyo,” Hadadi added.

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Iranian thrower Hadadi wins gold at Asian Athletics Championships

reporter 1222 — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 06:01:01 +0000

Hadadi, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist, controlled the competition from the opening round and, with victory secured as he entered the ring for the competition’s final throw, the 34-year-old gentle giant released a 65.95m championships record to collect his sixth continental title.

“I’m not so young anymore, so I’m taking it step by step,” Hadadi, whose early-season 67.19m effort in Chula Vista, California, 10 days ago has him sitting third on the world season’s list, told iaaf.org. “I’m still waiting on who will succeed me in Asia.”

His compatriot Behnam Shiri came closest, hitting 60.89m in round two. Still, each of Hadidi’s five measured throws sailed further, underscoring his Asian dominance.

Jordan’s Musab Al-Momani won the bronze medal with a throw of 58.27m.

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Iran’s Hadadi wins bronze in IAAF Diamond League

reporter 1222 — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 08:30:01 +0000

TEHRAN – Ehsan Hadadi of Iran claimed a bronze medal in the 2018 IAAF Diamond League in Rome, Italy on Thursday.

Jamaican thrower Fedrick Dacres completed a good natured, mini-lap of honor of his opponents – bumping a fist here, patting a shoulder there, after winning a stacked men’s discus with 68.51m.

The 24-year-old, who leads this year’s world lists with 69.83 produced his decisive effort in the second round to overtake the opening lead of 68.17 established by Lithuania’s world champion Andrius Gudzius, who remained second.

Iran’s Ehsan Hadadi took the bronze with a throw of 65.93m at Rome’s Olympic Stadium.

Hadadi is currently training under guidance of Mac Wilkins in Unites States of America.

He competed and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a 68.18 m throw.

The 2018 IAAF Diamond League is the ninth edition of the annual IAAF Diamond League, a fourteen-leg series of track and field meetings.

It is the second edition to feature the new championship-style system.

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