Team Iran Men's Para Judo at Paris 2024
Iran Men’s Para Judo secures three
Paralympic quota places for Paris 2024 and celebrates its sixth Summer
Paralympics appearance at the Games.
Paris 2024 event program
A total of 148 Para Judokas from
around the world will compete in 16 medal events (8 for men and 8 for women) of
Paris 2024, taking place from 5th to 7th September.
Men’s events
-60kg J1, -73kg J1, -90kg J1, +90kg J1, -60kg J2, -73kg
J2, -90kg J2, +90kg J2
Women’s
events
-48kg J1, -57kg J1, -70kg J1, +70kg J1, -48kg J2, -57kg
J2, -70kg J2, +70kg J2
The Venue
The Champ de Mars Arena will stage
Para judo and wheelchair rugby competitions at Paris 2024. It is a 10,000 sqm
building in the centre of Paris currently known as the Grand Palais
Overlay.
Designed by French architect
Jean-Michel Wilmotte, this beautiful venue, built with sustainable materials,
was created to host art, fashion and sports events.
VENUE INFORMATION
Department: Paris (75)
City: Paris, 7th arrondissement
Distance from the Olympic and Paralympic Village: 11km
Games venues nearby: Eiffel Tower Stadium, Pont
d’Iéna, Invalides, Grand Palais
Tourist attractions nearby: Eiffel Tower, Champ
de Mars, Ecole Militaire, Hôtel des Invalides, Grand Palais, Trocadéro
Brief History of Iran Men's Para Judo at Paralympics
Iran men’s Para Judo team boasts a combined five Paralympics
appearance and owns four medals, including two Golds, a Silver and a Bronze.
Athens 2004
Iran men’s Para Judo was introduced
to the Paralympic Games at Athens 2004.
*At Athens 2004, Team Iran’s Para
Judo featured four athletes with vision impairments, under the lead of head
coach Morteza Nik Eghbal, where 118 athletes from 30 nations competed in 13
medal events.
*At Athens 2004, Hani Asakereh
claimed a bronze in the men’s 73kg division and became the first Judoka to win a
medal for Iran.
Beijing 2008
Iran sent a total of five Para Judokas
to the Beijing 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, where 129 judokas (82 males, 47
females) competed in 13 medal events.
*Saeid Rahmati finished in runner-up in
the men’s 60kg division at Beijing 2008.
London 2012/ Rio 2016
Iranian Judokas failed to achieve a Paralympic
medal at London 2012 and Rio 2016.
Tokyo 2020
Team Iran’s Para Judo was highlighted
by two Para athletes at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and two gold medals, where 136
Judokas (80 males, 58 females) from 41 nations competed in 13 events.
*The Games marked historic moments
for Team Iran when Vahid Nouri (90Kg) and Mohammadreza Kheirollahzadeh (+100Kg)
earned two Paralympics golds for the country, for the first time.
*Head coach Mohammadreza Haji Yousefzadeh and coach Alireza Amini conducted Iranian Judokas at the Games.
*Team Iran ranked
third, behind Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan on medal standing.