TEHRAN - Toktam Dastarbandan of Iran won a gold medal in the women’s 800 meters of the 11th edition of the Asian Indoor Athletic Championships on Monday.

Dastarbandan came first with a time of 2:09.17 minutes.

Her compatriot Negin Azari Edalat won the silver, clocking 2:11.43 minutes.

The 2024 Asian Indoor Athletic Championships are being held from Feb. 17 to 19 in Tehran, capital of Tehran.

Almost 400 athletes from 26 nations are competing in the event.

The Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, running since 2004, is a biennial competition organized by the Asian Athletics Association.

The 2024 edition is being held in Tehran's Aftab e Enghelab Sports Complex.