TOKYO – Iran delegation came 13th in the 2020 Paralympic Games with a total of 12 gold medals. The Iranian para athletes won historic 12 gold medals as well as 11 silvers and one bronze. Iran sent 62 athletes to Tokyo in 10 sports. The Persians finished 15th in 2016 with 24 medals after winning […]
TEHRAN – Iranian shot putter Sajad Mohammadian won a silver medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games on Saturday. He won the silver in the men’s shot put – F61 with a throw of 14.88 meters. Gold medal was won by Briton Aled Davies who threw 15.33 meters. The bronze medal went to Kuwait’s Faisal Sorour […]
TOKYO – The Iranian women have been amazing so far at the 2020 Paralympic Games with three gold medal they have won in three disciplines. They have written their names in the Paralympics history book. Archer Zahra Nemati ended Iranian women’s title drought by winning a gold medal in the women’s individual recurve W1/W2 in […]
TOKYO – Zahra Nemati claimed Iran’s ninth gold medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games on Thursday. She won the gold in the women’s individual recurve after beating her Italian rival Vincenza Petrilli 6-5. Nemati started her journey with a 6-5 win over Russian Svetlana Barantseva in Round of Eight. She beat Brazilian Fabiola Dergovics 7-1 […]
TEHRAN – Iran sitting volleyball team eased past Bosnia and Herzegovina in straight sets (25-16, 25-16, 25-17) in the 2020 Paralympic Games semifinals on Thursday. Iran have made the final at every Games since debuting sitting volleyball and have won six gold medals – making them clear favorites. Earlier in the day, Russia Paralympic Committee […]
TEHRAN – Iran football team defeated Syria 1-0 in the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Group A clash at Azadi Stadium on Thursday. Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored the solitary goal of the match in the 56th minute. The Iranians will have the chance to make it two wins from two when they face Iraq […]
TOKYO – Javelin thrower Hamed Amiri won Iran’s 10th gold medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games on Friday. He grabbed the gold with a throw of 31.35 meters in the men’s javelin F54. Russia Paralympic Committee (RPC)’s Aleksei Kuzentsov claimed the silver with 31.19 and Justin Phongsavan from the U.S claimed the bronze medal, throwing […]
TOKYO – Iran wheelchair basketball team defeated South Korea 64-54 in the 2020 Paralympic Games ninth-place match on Thursday. Mohammadhasan Sayari led Iran with 26 points, while CHO Seung Hyun scored 17 points for South Korea. Iran started the campaign with an 81-39 loss against Australia and also suffered a 65-41 defeat against the U.S. […]
TEHRAN – Iran beat Argentina in straight sets (25-21, 24-26, 25-19, 25-11) in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship quarterfinals on Tuesday. Iran will meet Poland on Wednesday in the semifinal round while Russia play Bulgaria. Italy are the defending champions, having won their second title in Tunisia. The competition started on Aug. […]
TEHRAN – Shot putter Mehdi Olad claimed Iran’s fifth gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games on Monday. He won the gold medal with a throw of 14.43 meters in the shot put F11. Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva from Brazil took the silver with 13.89 meters and bronze medal went to Italian Oney Tapia with […]
TOKYO – Iran’s Alireza Mokhtari Hemami claimed a silver medal at the men’s shot put F-53 at the 2020 Paralympic Games on Sunday. He won the silver medal with a throw of 8.48 meters. Gold medal went to Elvin Astanov from Azerbaijan who threw 8.77 meters and also broke the Paralympics record by five centimeters. […]
TEHRAN – Matt Stutzman is one of the most well-known faces in Para archery. Matt is in Tokyo at the moment to show us how strong he is. The “Armless Archer” is famous for his unique shooting style with his feet. Stutzman holds the bow with his foot as he competes in the individual compound-open, […]
