Iranian women were by far the most successful women from the middle east in the Asian Games 2014, like in previous edition of the games too.
They were awarded medals in Athletics, Kabaddi, Martial Arts, Shooting and Canoeing.
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Hamideh Abbasali | Karate | Women’s +68 kg |
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Najmeh Khedmati | Shooting | Women’s 10 m air rifle |
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Leyla Rajabi | Athletics | Women’s Shot put |
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Salime Abdollahbakhsh Hengameh Bourghani Farahani Marzieh Eshghi Sahar Ilat Sadighe Jafari Kalokan Saeideh Jafarkoochi Ghazal Khalaj Zahra Masoumabadi Malihe Miri Tahereh Tirgar Mozhgan Zare Farideh Zarif Doost |
Kabaddi | Women’s Team |
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Narjes Emamgholinejad | Shooting | Women’s 10 m air rifle |
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Najmeh Khedmati Narjes Emamgholinejad Elaheh Ahmadi |
Shooting | Women’s 10 m air rifle team |
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Fatehem Rouhani | Taekwondo | Women’s 73 kg |
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Akram Khodabandeh | Taekwondo | Women’s +73 kg |
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Elaheh Mansourian | Wushu | Women’s sanda 52 kg |
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Arezou Hakimi | Canoeing | Women’s K-1 200 m |
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Sonia Gomari | Canoeing | Women’s slalom C-1 |
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Fatemeh Chalaki | Karate | Women’s 61 kg |
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Nasrin Doosti | Karate | Women’s 50 kg |
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Soulmaz Abbasi | Rowing | Women’s Lightweight single sculls |
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Nazanin Malae Soulmaz Abbasi Homeira Barzegar Mahsa Javar |
Rowing | Women’s lightweight quadruple sculls |
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Sousan Hajipour | Taekwondo | Women’s 53 kg |
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_at_the_2014_Asian_Games
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