TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 (20-25, 30-28, 25-16, 25-14) to win its eighth Paralympic Games gold medal.
Iran defeated Ukraine, Brazil and Germany in Pool B and then beat Egypt to qualify for the final.
Iran have won eight out of 13 sitting volleyball competitions since 1976 including the Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
Egypt also won the bronze medal after defeating Germany 3-2.
Sitting volleyball’s gold was Iran’s fifth gold in the 2024 Paris.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated the national sitting volleyball team on winning the eighth gold at the event.
“The championship of the brave sitting volleyball players in the Paralympics will never be repeated, congratulations to the (Iranian) volleyball players, (their) coaches, and all the people of Iran,” Pezeshkian wrote in a post on X on Friday night.
Shooter Sareh Javanmardi, shot putter Amir Hossein Alipour, javelin thrower Saeid Afrouz and powerlifter Rouhollah Rostami had previously won four gold medals for the country in Paris.