A video released at the finish line shows that Safarzadeh was only 0.01 seconds behind her rival, who had a companion runner.
Safarzadeh wrote in an Instagram post: “With a heart filled with pain, with a bad feeling, I fought my best, but it just didn’t work.”

Iran women’s volleyball team wins Central Asian title after beating Uzbekistan
The championship, which began on October 1 in the Uzbek capital Tashkent, concluded with the Iranian national team claiming a dominant 3-0 victory (25-14, 25-14,