A ceremony was held in Tehran where Hamid Eslami from Iran won a bronze medal in the men's 1500-meter T11 category race at the 2026 Asian Para Games, which are being held in Nagoya.
He finished with a time of 4 minutes 24.14 seconds. The gold and silver medals were won by Japanese runners Kenia Karasawa and Shinya Wada, with times of 4:17.65 and 4:23.77, respectively.
Uzbek swimmer Ilya Sibirtsev was once again on the podium at the World Cup. At the competition in Astana, he won a bronze medal in the 1,500 meters freestyle event, thereby setting a new national record of 14 minutes 43.97 seconds.
Sibirtsev continues to add to the collection of awards for the Uzbekistan national team by participating in the tournament held in Astana. In this race, the winner was Belgian Lucas Henvo, whose time was 14:33.14. The silver medal was won by Hungarian swimmer Oliver Papai, who covered the distance in 14:40.55.
Sibirtsev finished in third place with a time of 14:43.97. Previously, he had already brought Uzbekistan its first World Cup medal, which he won in Tashkent. His performance in Astana allowed Sibirtsev to demonstrate his high class once again, noting the update of the national record.
