TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) will send 66 athletes to the forthcoming 2024 Paralympic Games. The Iranian Para athletes will compete in 10 sports in Paris. The Games will run from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8 in Paris and will see more than 4,000 athlete...
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team defeated Brazil in straight sets (25-12, 25-13, 25-19) in Pool B of the 2024 Paralympic Games on Sunday. The Iranian team defeated Brazil in straight sets (25-12, 25-13, 25-19 ) in Pool B of the 2024 Paralympic...
1 Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon, mascots of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (残奥会). The name “Bing Dwen Dwen” has special meanings in the Chinese language. The Chinese word “Bing” is for “ice”, and “Dwen Dwen” means strong and lively. In the name “Sh...
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Mohammadreza Mirshafiei and Hajar Safarzadeh will be carrying the Iran flag at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, scheduled at Place de la Concorde on Aug. 28. Para shooter Mirshafiei, 51, is the most experienced member of the Iran delegati...
Earlier, shooter Sareh Javanmardi, shot putter Amir Hossein Alipour, javelin thrower Saeid Afrouz, powerlifter Rouhollah Rostami, and the sitting volleyball team had already won five gold medals in Paris. The athletics events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics are taking place at Stade de France in...
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Fatemeh Hemmati of Iran claimed a silver medal in the Women's Individual Compound Open of the 2024 Paralympic Games on Saturday. She lost to Turkey’s Öznur Cüre Girdi 144-141 in the final, Tehran Times reported. ...
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) –Iranian Paralympic athletes arrived in France on Friday afternoon to participate in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, scheduled to take place from August 28 to September 8.
TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s 64-sportsperson delegation has finished 14th in the medal table at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The 11-day Paralympic Games has recently concluded, revealing the final results and medal standings. ...
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Sareh Javanmardi from Iran has bagged a gold in women’s 10 air pistol SH1 at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Her gold medal was the first gold and fourth medal for Iran at the marquee sports event at the the 2024 Paralympic Games. ...
Nemati, 39, replaced Milad Vaziri, who parted ways with the team shortly after the 2024 Paralympic Games. Under tutelage of Vaziri, Fatemeh Hemmati won a silver medal at the women's individual compound open and Iran’s compound team also claimed a silver medal in the Games. ...