Iranian sprinter Mostafa Ebrahimi has clinched a bronze medal at the 7th edition of Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar, increasing the country’s total medal count at the continental sporting event.

On Sunday, the Iranian sportsman participated in the the 800 meters track running event at Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital city of Doha, and finished third.

The achievement came two days after Iran’s 22-year-old sprinter Hassan Taftian and Reza Ghasemi, 28, clocked 6.56 and 6.66 seconds respectively in the tournament’s prestigious 100-meter race, and landed in the first and second positions.

Eric Shauwn from the Philippines clinched the bronze medal with 6.70 seconds.

Taftian also improved his 60-meter career best by 0.09 seconds, describing his achievement as an important step toward his goal of reaching the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games final later this year.

“I am so excited I had never run faster before,” the gold medalist at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Sri Lanka said.

In the women’s pentathlon, Sepideh Tavakoli racked up 3,828 points to receive the silver medal. The gold medal went to a contestant from Uzbekistan with 4,224 points, and Japan’s representative scored 3,637 points to get the bronze.

The 7th edition of Asian Indoor Athletics Championships started in Doha, Qatar, on February 19, and wrapped up on February 21, 2016.

The championships attracted 300 athletes from 36 countries, including India, Japan, Sri Lanka, Syria and Uzbekistan.