Iran claimed the title of the 5th Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Championship held in Tabriz, north-west Iran, on Friday.

Team Iran finished in first place with 137 points.Afghanistan came second with 113 points, followed by Tajikistan and Iraq with 111 and 107 points respectively.Altogether 137 athletes from 19 Asian countries took part in the fifth edition of the Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Championship which was held at the Poursharifi Hall in Tabriz.one minute silence was observed in memory of the victims of Mena in the opening ceremony.