TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s goalball team will participate at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Team Melli have not competed in the Games since 2012 Paralympics.

The Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) had announced that participation in the 2024 Paralympics depends on getting good results in the preparatory tournaments and Mohammadreza Mazloumi, head of Iran's Blind and Partially Blind Sports Federation, said that the Committee has allowed the team to compete in the Games.

Paris 2024 will feature the men’s and women’s competitions.

The preliminary stage will start on Aug. 29, and the medal games will take place on Sept. 8.

Goalball will be staged at South Paris Arena along with Para table tennis and boccia. The venue is located within Paris Expo, an exhibition and convention centre that welcomes 7.5 million visitors a year.