Iran’s Medal Tally Reaches 58 in Three Days at Asian Para Games
TEHRAN – Iran’s delegation enjoyed a busy fifth day at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, highlighted by Alireza Zare’s record-breaking gold medal, several podium finishes in para athletics, and gold medals in para taekwondo and para judo.
Iranian athletes won gold, silver and bronze medals across several disciplines, while representatives in para taekwondo and para judo advanced to the finals. The country’s men’s sitting volleyball team also secured a place in the semifinals.
The following are the results of Iranian athletes and teams on the fifth day of the Games.
Para Athletics: Zare Wins Gold With Games Record
Alireza Zare won the gold medal in the men’s 100-meter T35 final, clocking 12.32 seconds to break the Asian Para Games record.
Alireza Mokhtari claimed silver in the men’s shot put F53 final with a throw of 8.09 meters on his sixth attempt. He had also won a bronze medal on the previous day.
In the discus throw, Kowsar Gharaii secured bronze in the T11 class with a mark of 37.15 meters. Faezeh Dibaei also claimed bronze in the women’s discus throw F56/F57 event, recording 24.51 meters and earning 1,017 points.
Hajar Safarzadeh qualified for the final of the women’s 100-meter T12 event after finishing first in her preliminary heat with a time of 12.25 seconds.
Fatemeh Amirsadeghani finished second in the first heat with a time of 13.14 seconds but failed to advance to the final.
Para Taekwondo: Two Gold Medals and Two Bronze Medals for Iran
Alireza Bakht won gold in the men’s under-80kg K44 category.
After defeating his Uzbek opponent to reach the semifinals, Bakht beat fellow Iranian competitor Mehdi Pourrahnama 2-1 to advance to the final. He then defeated his opponent in the final to secure the gold medal.
Pourrahnama, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, went on to win his bronze-medal match.
Hamed Haghshenas also claimed gold in the men’s over-80kg K44 category.
After defeating his South Korean opponent in the quarterfinals, Haghshenas beat China’s Liu Dongliu 2-0 in the semifinals, winning the two rounds 10-4 and 8-2. He then defeated his Uzbek opponent in the final to take the gold medal.
In the women’s over-65kg K44 category, Marzieh Nasrollahi won bronze.
Nasrollahi first defeated fellow Iranian Romina Chamsorki in an all-Iranian quarterfinal. She then lost 2-1 to China’s Qi Tang in the semifinals and advanced to the bronze-medal match, where she secured victory.
Para Judo: Two Gold
Medals a Silver for Iran
Ali Navaei won gold in the men’s over-95kg J1 category.
After defeating his Iraqi opponent by ippon, Navaei repeated the feat in the semifinals against Kazakhstan’s Yerlan Yutpov. He then defeated his Uzbek opponent in the final to claim the gold medal.
Muhammadreza Kheirallahzadeh, Iran’s representative in the men’s over-95kg J2 category, won silver.
Kheirallahzadeh defeated his Kazakh opponent by ippon in the opening round and advanced to the final after beating Uzbekistan’s Bakhtiyar Dadaev in the semifinals. However, he lost the final to Kazakhstan’s Zhurkamirza Shukur bekov and settled for silver.
Amirhossein Nimroozi, also competing in the men’s over-95kg J2 category, won bronze after defeating his Kazakh opponent, Talgat, in the bronze-medal match.
Boccia: Ghaebi Misses
Out on Bronze
Ghaebi lost 5-2 to Indonesia’s Handayani in the semifinals of the BC1 boccia event, missing out on a place in the final.
She subsequently faced Singapore’s Yi Ting Yeralin Tan in the bronze-medal match but suffered a 6-1 defeat and finished without a medal.
Goalball: Iran Lose
to China
Iran’s men’s national goalball team suffered a 9-5 defeat to China in the preliminary round.
Hassan Jafari scored four goals for Iran, while Mohammad Sorenji added one.
Para Powerlifting: Rostami Takes Silver After Chinese Rival Sets Higher Mark
Rostami won silver in the men’s 88kg para powerlifting category after lifting 243 kilograms.
China’s Yan Panpan secured the gold medal with a lift of 244 kilograms, one kilogram more than Rostami’s best attempt.
Rostami successfully lifted 232kg on his first attempt and 237kg on his second before recording 239kg on his third. He then requested a fourth attempt in a bid to break the record and successfully lifted 243kg.
However, Yan Panpan lifted 244kg to take the gold medal, leaving Rostami with silver.
Iran’s delegation concluded the fifth day of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games with several gold, silver and bronze medals, highlighted by Zare’s record-breaking performance in para athletics and gold-medal victories in para taekwondo and para judo. The men’s sitting volleyball team also secured its place among the tournament’s top four teams with its victory over Kazakhstan.