How Iran’s rowers trained through war to win multiple Asian Games gold medals

Iran's rowers arrived at the Asian Games after a preparation unlike anything they had experienced before, with their training camp cancelled and athletes scattered across cities as the war disrupted life across the country. Yet when they finally returned to the water in Nagoya, they produced one of the strongest days in the history of Iranian women's rowing, winning gold medals, adding silver and bronze, and turning months of uncertainty into a remarkable haul.Iran's rowers delivered a historic day in NagoyaThe breakthrough began with Fatemeh Mojallal, who won the women's lightweight single sculls in 7:24.57 to claim the first Asian Games gold medal for Iranian women's rowing.Later, Kimia Zarei and Zeinab Norouzi added another gold in the women's lightweight double sculls, winning in 6:53.93 and finishing 5.31 seconds ahead of Hong Kong, with Japan taking bronze.Iran's medal haul continued in the women's quadruple sculls, where Mahsa Javer, Soha Fakhri, Saghi…