HANGZHOU, China – Iranian shot putter Hamed Amiri won the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Para Games on Thursday.

He came first with 11.27 meters in the Men's Shot Put-F55 Final Gp A.

Iran’s Zafar Zaker seizes the silver with 11.16 meters and the bronze medal went to Indian Muthuraja with 10.42 meters.

A total of 128 male athletes represent Iran in 16 events and 82 female athletes compete in 11 events.

Iran finished in third place in the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Iran’s slogan in the 2022 Asian Para Games is “Faith, Iran, Honor” and the name of the delegation is “Children of Iran”.

Hangzhou 2022 takes place from Oct. 22 to 28. An estimated 3,000 athletes compete across 22 sports.