TEHRAN - Majid Vahid Barimanlou snatched a silver medal in kurash in the 2022 Asian Games underway in Hangzhou, China on Saturday.

The Iranian athlete was defeated against Uzbekistan’s Artyom Shturabain 8-0 in the final match of the men’s -66kg.

He had defeated Vietnamese Cong Hoang Hai, Taipei’s Hao Cheng Chan and Tajikistan’s Murodzoda Khairandeshi before the final match.

With more than 12,000 competitors from 45 nations and territories, the 2022 Asian Games has more participants than the Olympics.

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