TEHRAN - Iran's blind and visually impaired athletes won 43 medals in the 2022 Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games.

Iran's federations for disabled sports, blind and partially impaired sports, rowing, taekwondo, and triathlon were all part of the fourth edition of the 2022 Asian Para Games.

In this edition of the Para Asian competition, Iranian blind and visually impaired athletes secured 14 gold, 16 silver, and 13 bronze medals in six sports, contributing to 32 percent of the Iranian delegation's total medal count.

The performance of Iranian blind and visually impaired athletes at the 2022 Asian Para Games was exceptional, as nearly everyone in the delegation won medals, except for Khadijah Abdi in athletics and the women's goalball team who finished fourth.

The Iran Blind and Visually Impaired Sports Federation fielded a team of 63 athletes in athletics, chess, judo, goalball, and 5-a-side football at Hangzhou. Their outstanding efforts resulted in a remarkable achievement of eight gold medals in athletics, four in chess, and two in judo.

Sprinter Mehrdad Moradi and chess player Maliheh Safaei were the standout performers for the Iranian delegation at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, winning two and four gold medals respectively.

The Iran Blind and Visually Impaired Sports Federation was a prime example of successful "qualitative delegation" as they sent athletes with a high probability of winning medals to the 2022 Asian Para Games, in accordance with Iran's sports authorities' primary goal.