HANGZHOU, China – Amirhossein Alipour seized Iran’s first gold medal in the 2022 Asian Para Games.

He came first at Men's Shot Put-F11 with a throw of 13.92 meters. His compatriot Mehdi Olad won the silver with 13.30 meters. The bronze medal went to Indian Monu Ghangas with 12.33 meters.

Rower Sara Abdolmaleki had won Iran's first medal in the Games, bagging a bronze in the Canoe Sprint women's KL1.

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.