HANGZHOU – Iran’s flag was raised on Friday at the athletes' village in Hangzhou, China to mark the official participation of the country’s sports delegation in the Games.

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

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

Para shooter Sareh Javanmardi will carry Iran’s flag at the opening ceremony, slated for Sunday.

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 will take place from Oct. 22 to 28. An estimated 3,000 athletes will compete across 22 sports.