Team Iran's Shooting Para Sport at Paris 2024
Iran’s Shooting Para Sport Team
secured four Paralympic quota places for Paris 2024, including three slots for
pistol events and a slot for rifle events.
The squad also celebrates its eighth
Paralympic appearance at the Paris 2024 Games.
Paris 2024 event program
Up to 160 Para Shooters will compete
across 13 rifle and pistol medal events from distances of 10m, 25m and 50m at
National Shooting Center in Châteauroux between 30 August and 5 September 2024 in
Paris, France.
The Venue
The In July 2022, the Paris 2024 Board of
Directors approved plans to make the Chateauroux Shooting Centre a competition
venue for the Paris 2024 Games. The centre will be used for 15 Olympic shooting
events and 13 Paralympic shooting events in 2024.
The Chateauroux Shooting Centre will
continue to be used for international shooting events after the Games.
Venue Information
Department:
Indre (36), central France
City:
Châteauroux
Distance
from Paris: Two hours and 15 minutes by train
From 27 July to 5 August, an early
morning train from Paris Austerlitz will take you to Châteauroux and arrive at
the competition venue on time. The train leaves at 5.18 am from Monday to
Friday and 5.37 am at weekends. Free shuttle buses, connected to the train,
will take you from Châteauroux station to the competition site, allowing you to
enjoy the shooting sessions with peace of mind.
Brief History of Iran Shooting Para Sport at Paralympics
National Shooting Para Sport team
boasts a combined seven Paralympics appearance and owns seven medals, including
5 Golds and 2 Bronzes.
The team made its debut at Summer
Paralympic Games since 1996 and that run continued at Tokyo 2020.
Atlanta 1996
Iran Shooting Para Sport team made
its Paralympic debut at Atlanta 1996.
*Iran sent five Para athletes to the
Games.
*Enayatollah Bokharaei was the Team
Iran’s first Paralympics gold medalist in R3- Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final
event of Para Shooting at Atlanta 1996.
Sydney 2000
At the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, Team Iran’s Para
Shooting featured six athletes, under the lead of Yousef Ajorlou.
* The squad won a gold and a bronze.
* Enayatollah Bokharaei claimed his second Paralympic title
at Sydney 2000 Games.
* Nayereh Akef made her Paralympic debut for Team Iran
Women’s Shooting at Sydney 2000, by winning a bronze medal in P2 final event.
Athens 2004/ Beijing 2008
Iranian Shooting Para Sport's
representatives failed to achieve medal at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.
London 2012
Team Iran’s Para Shooting competed at
London 2012 Paralympic Games with seven athletes, under the lead of coach
Roghayeh Allahkarami.
*In P2 final event of London 2012, Iranian
Sareh Javanmardi reached a bronze medal at her first Paralympics.
Rio 2016
A total of five athletes represented Team Iran at Rio 2016
Paralympic Games with two gold medals, under the lead of Head Coach Hossein
Amiri.
*Rio 2016 marked a historic moment
for Iran when Sareh Javanmardi became the first female athlete from the country
to earn gold at Shooting Para Sport either of either the Paralympic or Olympic
Games.
*Javanmardi completely dominated in
both her events at Rio 2016, winning her first titles in P4 and P2 with two
finals Paralympic records.
Tokyo 2020
At Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Iran
Para Shooting team was highlighted by three females Para Shooters, under the
lead of Head Coach Hossein Amiri.
*Sareh Javanmardi topped the podium of
P2 final event and achieved her third individual Paralympic gold medal in a row
in Tokyo.