Veteran shooter Sareh Javanmardi bags first gold for Iran at Paris Paralympics
Iranian female sports shooter Sareh Javanmardi has delivered a brilliant performance at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the French capital Paris, and claimed the top podium place in the P2 10m air pistol SH1 shooting competitions of the major international multi-sport event.
On Saturday, the 39-year-old Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games gold medalist scored 236.8 points to finish in first place and win the gold medal.
🇮🇷 🥇 Sareh Javanmardi clinches gold in women’s 10 air pistol SH1 at the Paris Paralympics 2024, the first gold and fourth medal for Iran at the marquee sports event.#Paralympic2024 pic.twitter.com/o5qgUz3hsI
— Press TV at Paris Paralympics (@presstvsports) August 31, 2024
Her Turkish opponent Aysel Ozgan earned 231.1 points to land in the second spot and scoop up the silver medal.
Indian female athlete Rubina Francis collected 211.1 points altogether and received the bronze.
The Islamic Republic of Iran National Paralympic Committee has dispatched a 65-strong delegation to the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Iranian sportsmen and women are in action in 10 different sports.
Iranian athletes have already taken home four medals - one gold and three silvers - and the Islamic Republic is in the 19th slot of the medal count table.
China is on the top of the medal count table with 36 (17 gold, 13 silver, 6 bronze).
Great Britain is second with 22 medals (9 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze), and Brazil is third with a total of 16 medals (6 gold, 1 silver and 9 bronze).
The Netherlands, Australia, France, Italy, Uzbekistan, Spain and South Korea occupy the 4th to 10th places respectively.
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