TEHRAN – Iranian canoe sprinters won two bronze medals in the 2022 Asian Games, underway in Hangzhou, China on Monday.

Peyman Ghavidel and Sepehr Saatchi won a bronze medal in the Men’s Canoe Sprint Kayak Double 500m in one minute and 39.291 seconds.

Bu Tingkai and Wang Congkang of China won the gold with 1:36.658 and Korean pair Cho Gwang-hee and Jang Sang-won came second with 1:37.690.

Iran also claimed a bronze medal in the Men's Canoe Double 500m. Adel Mojallali and Kia Eskandani crossed the line in one minute and 50.486 seconds.

Kazakhstan’s Timur Khaidarov and Sergey Yemelyanov seized the gold with 1:49.010 and silver medal went to Japanese Masato Hashimoto and Ryo Naganuma with 1:49.237.

With more than 12,000 competitors from 45 nations and territories, the Asian Games has more participants than the Olympics.

Iran has sent 289 male and female athletes to the Games in 34 sports events.