Iran NPC, Tehran:
A total of 65 Para athletes will
represent Team Islamic Republic of Iran at its tenth Paralympic appearance in
Paris 2024, across 10 sports, including Para Archery, Para Athletics, Para
Canoe, Para judo, Goalball, Para Swimming, Shooting Para Sport, Sitting
Volleyball, Para Powerlifting, Para Taekwondo.
With the Opening Ceremony commencing on
28 August, here is a full list of every Iran’s athlete and technical staff who
have made the Team Iran roster for the Paris Games.
Para Archery
A total of six
Para archers represent Team Iran at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
The official
roster:
Gholamreza
Rahimi, Mohammad Reza Arab Ameri and Somayeh Rahimi (Recurve Team) and Alisina
Manshaezadeh, Hadi Nouri and Fatemeh Hemati (Compound Team).
Technical Staff:
The squad is
conducted by the Head Coach Milad Vaziri and Coaches Majid Ahmadi and Zahra
Shams at the events.
Mohammad Hassan
Pasvar accompanies Para athletes and technical staff as the Team Manager.
Para Athletics
Team Iran's
Athletics includes 14 PI's and 6 VI's Para athletes which represent the country
at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
The official
roster:
PI division:
Saeid Afrooz, Yasin Khosravi, Amanollah Papi, Alireza Mokhtari, Aliasghar
Javanmardi, Sadegh Beit Sayah, Hamed Amiri, Hashemiyeh Motaghian, Elham Salehi,
Parastoo Habibi, Mostafa Marian, Ali Olfatnia, Erfan Bondori, Zafar Zaker.
VI division:
Mahdi Olad, Hajar Safarzadeh, Amir Hossein Alipour, Sajad Nikparast, Ali
Pirouj, Hassan Bajoulvand.
Technical Staff:
The Team is
under the lead of national coaches including:
Seyed Mahdi
Shahrokhi, Ezatollah Parnian, Mahdi Farsi, Fatemeh Barmshouri, Zahra
Karamzadeh, Mostafa Bahrami and Hamid Farzin Bagha.
Team Manager
Aliasghar Hadizadeh also accompanies the Para athletes and coaches at events.
Para Canoe
The two Iranian
Para Canoers represent Team Iran at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
The official
roster
Shahla
Behrouzirad (KL3), Saeid Hosseinpour (KL1)
Technical Staff
The team is led
by national Coach Ahmadreza Talebian at the events.
I.R. Iran
Canoeing-Rowing & Sailing Federation (ICRSF) President Alireza Sohrabian
also accompanies the Para athletes and technical staff as the Team Manager.
Para Judo
Team Iran sends
two men's Judokas (with a vision impairment) to the Paris 2024 Paralympic
Games.
The squad will
compete at the Champ de Mars Arena from September 5th to 7th.
The official
roster
Seyed Meisam
Banitaba (60kg), Mousa Gholami (-90Kg)
Technical Staff
The squad is
conducted by the Head Coach Mohammadreza Haji Yousefzadeh and the Coach Alireza
Amini at the event.
Para Powerlifting
A total of six
Para Powerlifters represent Team Iran at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from 4
and 8 September 2024 in Porte de La Chapelle Arena.
The official
roster
Mohsen Bakhtiar
(59Kg), Amir Jafari (65), Rouhollah Rostami (80), Seyed Hamed Solhipour (97),
Aliakbar Gharibshahi (107), Ahmad Aminzadeh (+107).
Technical Staff
The squad will
be conducted by Head Coach Hossein Tavakoli and Coach Ahmad Molla Hosseini at
the event.
Iran Sports
Federation for the Enabled CEO Mohammad Ali Hosseinpour also accompanies the
Para athletes and Staff as the Team Manager.
Shooting Para Sport
A total of four
Para athletes represent Team Iran in rifle and pistol events of the Paris 2024
Paralympic Games on the range of National Shooting Center in Châteauroux, from
30 August and 5 September.
The official
roster
Sareh
Javanmardi, Nasrin Shahi, Seyed Mohammadreza Mirshafiei (Pistol) and Roghayeh
Shojaei (Rifle)
Technical Staff
The squad is
conducted by Head Coach Hossein Amiri and Coach Zeinab Agha Aliakbari at the
events.
Iran Sports
Federation for the Enabled Vice-President Mozhgan Nasiri Zahed accompanies the
squad and technical staff in Paris.
Para Swimming
Two Iranian PI
Swimmers are to make a splash at Paris 2024 Games to represent the country in
the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, for the third time. The squad will compete in
the La Defense Arena swimming pool, from 29 August and 7 September
The official
roster
Shahin Izadyar
and Sina Zeyghaminejad
Technical Staff
The squad is led
by Alireza Izadi as the national Coach and Team Manager.
Para Taekwondo
A total of five
Para Taekwondoins, including two women and three men, represent Team Iran at
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from August 29 to 31, 2024, at the iconic Grand
Palais.
The official
roster
Men’s division:
Alireza Bakht (80Kg), Hamed Haghshenas (+80Kg), Saeid Sadeghianpour (63Kg)
Women’s
division: Maryam Abdollahpour (47Kg) and Zahra Rahimi (52Kg)
Technical Staff
Men’s squad is
led by Head Coach Payam Khanlarkhani, joined by Coach Ali Karimi Saber, while
women’s team is conducted by Head Coach Atefeh Keshavarz at the Games.
I. R. Iran
National Taekwondo Federation President Hadi Saei accompanies Para athletes and
technical staff as the Team Manager.
Goalball Team
A total of six
athletes with a vision impairment head to Paris for representing Team Iran in
Men's Goalball event of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the South Paris Arena,
within Paris Expo, from 29 August – 5 September.
The official
roster
Hasan Jafari,
Mohammad Parnia, Mahdi Abbasi, Mohammad Mahdi Nafisi, Milad Soori, Nematollah
Sarafraz.
Technical Staff
The squad is
conducted by Head Coach Bahman Doustivala and Coach Mohammad Karam Koulivand at
the event.
Sitting
Volleyball Team
A total of 12
men's Sitting Volleyball players are to represent Team Iran at the Paris 2024
Paralympic Games in the North Arena from 29 August and 7 September 2024.
The official
roster
Morteza Mehrzad,
Hamidreza Abbasi, Mahdi Babadi, Sadegh Bigdeli, Meisam Alipour, Davoud
Alipourian, Hossein Golestani, Majid Lashgari, Ramezan Salehi, Mohammad Nemati,
Meisam Hajbabaei, Eisa Zirahi.
Technical Staff
Hadi Rezaei will
lead the team as Head Coach, assisted by coach Jalil Imeri.
Ali Kashfia will
also accompany the athletes and technical staff as the Team Manager.
I. R. Iran Blind
Federation President Mohammareza Mazloumi also accompanies Para athletes and
technical staff as the Team Manager.