Syrian athlete wins silver medal in Asia International children Sports in Russia

Moscow, SANA- Syrian athlete Loris Danoon won the silver medal in 1,500 race within the   Asian International children Sports Games hosted by Sakha Yakutia Republic in Russia.

Danoon who achieved the first medal for Syria in the competitions,  finished the race in 4,44 minutes with 2 seconds behind the Chinse player which ranked 1st.

Last Thursday, the 6^th Asian International Sports Games kicked off in Sakha Yakutia city and will continue till July 17 with the participation of 2000 athletes from 39 countries.

Syria is participating in the event with 50 players in 11 games, including boxing, judo, Kurash, Sambo, chess, ping-pong, wrestling, athletic, archery, swimming and taekwondo.

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