Iranian Paralympic Swimmers Win Gold and Bronze Medals at Nagoyas Competitions

At the Asian Paralympic Games, which will be held in Aichi-Nagoya in 2026, Uzbekistan achieved victory by winning gold and silver medals in the swimming category.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz)

Dmitry Khorlin and Egor Bolotov won gold and silver medals in swimming, taking first and second places respectively in the men's 400-meter freestyle event in the S13 category.

Dmitry Khorlin won the competition by finishing in 4 minutes 21.32 seconds, which allowed him to receive the gold medal. Egor Bolotov took second place, completing the distance in 4 minutes 21.94 seconds, and won silver.

The bronze medal in this race was won by a swimmer representing Qatar.

Iranian swimmers secured second and third places in the men's 50-meter freestyle final in category S9 at the Nagoya Para Asian Games, winning silver and bronze medals.

During the second day of swimming for people with disabilities at the 5th Asia Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, representatives from Iran participated in the men's 50-meter freestyle final and received silver and bronze.

Abulfazl Zarifpour, Ali Motallebi, and Abulfazl Malek Oladi competed against five other swimmers from China, Iraq, Japan, Uzbekistan, and Thailand.

Zarifpour won silver with a time of 25.79, while Motallebi received bronze with a time of 26.18. Malek Oladi finished eighth with a result of 28.13.

The gold medal went to Zhili Xie from China, who set a games record with a time of 25.57.

Previously, Iranian swimmers had also won one gold and one silver medal the day before, thanks to Zeygaminjad and Izadyar. Additionally, Zeygaminjad won another bronze medal on Tuesday.

At the 2026 U23 World Wrestling Championship held in Las Vegas, USA, Iranian wrestlers secured two gold and three bronze medals across the first five weight categories.

Ebrahim Khari won a bronze medal in the 61 kg category, achieving a convincing 12-0 victory over Gabriel Wyatt Wisenhunt from Romania in the bronze medal match. Earlier, Khari lost 7-1 to American wrestler Benjamin Adam Davino but managed to return to the competition in the repechage round, defeating Akito Mukai from Japan 15-4 to advance to the semi-finals for a medal.

Ali Karampour also brought a bronze medal to Iran in the 74 kg weight class, defeating Ion Martzu from Moldova 10-0 in the third-place match. Reza Afshar added another bronze medal in the 86 kg division after overcoming Evgeniy Mikhalshan from Moldova 6-0 in the bronze medal final. After losing in the first round to a team from Turkey, Afshar recovered in the competition, defeating opponents from Mexico and Armenia.

Abolfazl Rahmani secured Iran's first gold medal in the 92 kg category. He defeated Fatih Altunbas from Turkey 6-3 in the semi-finals and then beat Arslan Bagayev from Russia 5-2 in the final to claim the title. Abolfazl Mohammednejad completed Iran's double gold medal haul with a dominant 10-0 victory over Alexander Abramishvili from Georgia in the 125 kg final.

Mohammednejad reached the final after victories over athletes from Ukraine, Russia, and Azerbaijan, concluding an impressive run in the heavyweight division. Iran's total of five medals in the first five weight categories demonstrated a strong start for the team at the U23 World Championship, where two titles and three bronze medals created a promising foundation for the remainder of the competition.