According to IRNA, the 16th Paralympic Games ended with the 13th title for the Iranian sports convoy, with judo being the only discipline to win 100% of the gold medal. In this field, Vahid Nouri and Mohammad Reza Khairollahzadeh, led by Mohammad Reza Haji Yousefzadeh, won gold. The International Paralympic Committee praised the dazzling performance of these athletes.
The report of the International Paralympic Committee states; Vahid Nouri from Iran, who won a bronze medal at the World Championships, won his country’s first Paralympic gold medal in judo. Nouri defeated English judoka ipon in the 90 kg negative final to win the gold medal
After this success, Vahid Nouri said: “This is the first gold medal of Iran in the field of judo in the Paralympic competitions.” We have won silver and bronze medals before, but this is the first Paralympic gold medal. I live with judo and I am very excited about raising my country’s flag.
After the success of Vahid Nouri, his teammate Mohammad Reza Khairollahzadeh was able to win the championship in the positive weight of 100 kg and increase the number of Iranian medals in judo to two.
The Iranian sports convoy, which was sent to Tokyo under the name of Sardar Delha, won 12 gold, 11 silver and one bronze medal in 13th place and recorded one of the best results in the history of Iran’s participation in the Paralympic Games.
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