Iran’s rower Mahsa Javar runner-up at Olympics qualifier

April 25, 2016 - 19:38

Iranian rower Mahsa Javar finished in second place at the 2016 Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta on Monday.

Javar, who has already secured a place at the Rio 2016 by advancing to the final six, came second in the 2,000 meters women's single sculls event with a time of 8:05.08.
She is the nine Iranian woman to book a place at the Rio 2016.
Chinese Taipei’s Yi-Ting Huang came first, clocking a time of 8:01.86.
Kazakhstan’s Svetlana Germanovich finished in third place with a time of 8:07.12.

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