WANA (Sep 01) – By the end of the third day of the Paris Paralympic Games, Iran’s Paralympic team secured a total of 7 medals—1 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze—placing them 21st in the medal standings.

 

The first medal of the day was won by Sare Javanmardi in the 10-meter air pistol women’s shooting event.

 

In archery, Fatemeh Hemmati claimed a silver medal in the women’s compound category after defeating her British opponent 146-143 in the semifinals but losing to a Turkish competitor in the final.

 

In para-taekwondo, Hamed Haghshenas, competing in the K-44 class over 80kg category, secured a bronze medal despite a severe hand injury, winning 16-14 against a Kazakh opponent in the bronze medal match.

 

Alireza Bakht, another Iranian taekwondo athlete in the K-44 under 80kg category, also earned a bronze medal by defeating a Serbian competitor in the bronze medal bout.

 

The Iranian para-taekwondo team, with 5 representatives in this edition of the games, concluded their participation with 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.

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