PARIS - Ahmad Aminzadeh, Iranian powerlifter, claimed a gold medal on Sunday in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

He won the gold with bars validated at 253, 258 and 263 kg at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena.

Ukrainian Anton Kriukov (251kg) and Georgian Akaki Jintcharadze (250kg) won the silver and bronze medal, respectively.

His compatriot Aliakbar Gharibshahi (up to 107kg) had won a gold medal Sunday morning.

Aminzadeh’s gold was Iran’s eighth gold in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

It was Iran’s fifth gold in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Shooter Sareh Javanmardi, shot putter Amirhossein Alipour, javelin thrower Saeid Afrouz, powerlifter Rouhollah Rostami and Aliakbar Gharibshahi, sitting volleyball, and shot putter Yasin Khosravi and had previously won seven gold medals in Paris.

Reporting by Masoud Hossein