PARIS – Iranian judo athlete Meysam Banitaba won a silver medal in the 2024 Paralympic Games on Thursday.

Algerian Abdelkader Bouamer was able to earn a waza-ari win over Banitaba in the final match of the Men’s -60kg Judo competition.

Banitaba had defeated judo athletes from China and India on his way to the final match.

The judo competition takes place in the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.