Iran’s Moradi wins gold in 2022 Asian Para Games

Moradi finished in first place with a time of 49.60 seconds in the Men's 400m-T12 Final.

Vietnamese Nguyen Khanh Minh Pham won the silver with 50.17 seconds and the bronze medal went to Thailand’s Kissanapong Tisuwan with 50.49 seconds.

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.

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