TEHRAN - Iranian athletes 
captured a series of gold medals in athletics, para taekwondo, swimming, para powerlifting and judo in the fifth days of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, strengthening the country’s position in the continental competition.
TEHRAN - By the end of Friday’s competitions, Iran’s total medal count reached 102, comprising 26 golds, 36 silvers, and 40 bronzes.
Gold Medalists:
Mehdi Olad, Mehran Nekouei Majd, Elham Salehi, the men’s national sitting volleyball team, Abolfazl Zarif, Alireza Zare, and Sadegh Beit Sayah succeeded in winning gold medals on Friday. 
Iranian para athletes Alireza Zare and Sadegh Beit Sayah have snatched two gold medals in athletics at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya.
Zare clocked 24.83 seconds in the men’s 200m T35 final, shattering the Asian Para Games record to secure the gold medal. Two Iraqi sprinters claimed the silver and bronze medals in this event.
Furthermore, Beit Sayah stood atop the podium in the men’s javelin throw F41 final with a mark of 45.78 meters. The Iranian athlete competed against six other competitors from Indonesia, India, Iraq, and the Philippines, ultimately claiming the championship title.
On Thursday competitions, Sina Zeighaminejad claimed two gold medals in Para swimming, clocking 25.82 seconds in the men’s 50m freestyle S10 final and 1:09.47 in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB9 final.
Saeed Afrouz shattered the world record in the men’s javelin throw F33/34 with a spectacular throw of 42.58 meters to secure the gold.
Ahmad Aminzadeh won gold in the men’s over 107kg Para powerlifting with a lift of 260 kilograms.
Hajar Safarzadeh finished first in the women’s 400m T12 final with a time of 56.43 seconds, adding another gold to Iran’s tally.
Silver Medalists:
Hanan Ka’b Omeir, Hassan Bajoulvand, Muhammad Taha Beig-Rezaei, Shahla Hadidi, Hormoz Seidi, the women’s national sitting volleyball team, and the men’s national wheelchair basketball team won silver medals on Friday’s competitions.
On Thursday, Shahin Izadyar secured two silver medals behind his compatriot Zeighaminejad in the men’s 50m freestyle S10 (26.32s) and 100m breaststroke SB9 (1:13.23).
Nikoo Roozbahani broke the Asian Para Games record twice in the women’s over 86kg Para powerlifting, winning silver with a lift of 155kg.
Parastoo Habibi took silver in the women’s shot put F32 with a throw of 5.33m.
Mehdi Sayyadi won silver in the men’s over 107kg Para powerlifting with a lift of 240kg.
Amir Muhammad Barani claimed silver in the men’s individual compound archery after falling short against his Chinese opponent in the final.
Shahla Hadidi secured silver in the women’s discus throw F54 with a mark of 14.54m.
Muhammad Ebrahim Pourtalaei stood on the second podium in the men’s javelin throw F33/34 with a throw of 38.47m.
Zahra Aghaei Samani won silver in the women’s 79kg Para powerlifting, lifting 133kg.
Zafar Zaker took silver in the men’s shot put F54/55 with a throw of 11.79m.
Aliakbar Gharibshahi won silver in the men’s 107kg Para powerlifting with a lift of 245kg, despite competing with a left arm muscle injury.

Bronze Medalists:
Farzaneh Sohrabitabar, Amir Hussein Alipour, Fatemeh Amirzadegani, the mixed recurve team, the national blind football team, Abolfazl Zarif, Abolfazl Malek-Ouladi, and Mohammadhossein Karimi also won bronze medals.Amanollah Papi (men’s javelin throw F57, 48.07m) claimed bronze medal.
Leila Kabgzan (women’s shot put F44, 10.26m).
Hamid Esmaeili (men’s 1500m T11, 4:23.77).
Shahin Izadyar (men’s 400m freestyle S10, 4:38.65).
Hamed Amiri (men’s shot put F54/55, 10.97m).
Nasrin Shahi (women’s 50m pistol SH1).