Shahi, Jamshidi win Iran’s historic bronze as padel debuts at Asian Games
Iran claimed its first-ever Asian Games padel medal after Farsad Shahi and Amirmohammad Jamshidi defeated compatriots Hami Golestan and Arya Roghani 2-0 in the men’s pairs bronze-medal match in Nagoya.
Shahi and Jamshidi won 6-3, 6-4 at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center on Saturday to secure third place in the inaugural Asian Games padel competition.
The all-Iranian medal match followed a strong run by both Iranian pairs. Golestan and Roghani reached the semifinals after defeating Japan’s Teruaki Ando and Shinnosuke Nakamura 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals, while Shahi and Jamshidi beat Japan’s Kenta Tomita and Hiroki Hatakeyama 6-1, 7-6.
Neither pair, however, managed to reach the final. Golestan and Roghani lost 6-4, 6-2 to Qatar’s Rashed Nawaf and Mishari Nawaf, while Shahi and Jamshidi were beaten 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 by Malaysia’s Christian Didier Chin and Aidan Yunus.
The bronze was particularly significant for Iran as padel is making its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
Iran’s medal was secured before the bronze-medal match itself, as both Iranian pairs advanced to the semifinals and guaranteed the country a place on the podium.
💢 Two Iranian padel teams have reached the semifinals at the Nagoya Asian Games, securing at least bronze medals. Aria Roghani and Hami Golestan defeated Japan’s strong team to book their place among the final four.@presstvsports pic.twitter.com/lYR5r2VQEq
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Iran now ranks 7th in the medals table with a haul of 15 gold, 17 silver, and 15 bronze medals.
The Aichi-Nagoya Games are being held from September 19 to October 4 across venues in Japan, with around 17,000 athletes and officials from 45 countries and regions competing in 43 sports.
Iran's delegation, named “Minab Angels”—a tribute to the victims of the US-Israeli attack on Shajareh Tayyebe Elementary School in Minab on February 28—is competing at the Games with 305 athletes across 38 sports.
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