HANGZHOU, China – Parastoo Habibi of Iran won a gold medal in the 2022 Asian Para Gaems Women's Club Throw-F32/51 Final on Tuesday.

Habibi finished first with 22.88 meters.

Emirati athlete Thekra Ahmed Saeed Alkaabi won the silver with 21.26 and the bronze medal went to Indian Ekta Bhyan who clocked 21.66 meters.

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.