TEHRAN - Bust of late Para archer Razieh Shirmohammadi was unveiled on Tuesday at the Hall of Fame in Tehran.
The Para archer died in June 2019 at the age of 42 due to a heart attack.
Shirmohammadi claimed a bronze medal in the women’s team recurve open at the London 2012 Paralympic Games – competing alongside Zahra Javanmard.
The Para archer was supposed to compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Born in Mashhad, Iran, Shirmohammadi also represented her country at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Among other important results, she won two medals at the Asian Para Games – a gold at the Guangzhou 2010 and a silver at the Indonesia 2018 – and two World Championships medals – a gold at the Beijing 2017 and a bronze at the Torino 2011.
