A 3-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina
gave Iran their eighth Paralympic men's sitting volleyball gold medal, with
Morteza Mehrzadselakjani leading Iran in points.
Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team
was the favourite heading into Paris 2024, and they showed why on day nine of
the Paralympic Games, winning their eighth Paralympic title with a 3-1 win over
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This was the fifth time that these
two countries have met in the men’s Paralympic gold medal match, and while
Bosnia and Herzegovina won the first set 22-25, Iran responded by winning the
next three 30-28, 25-16, 25-14.
Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, who was
also on Iran's Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 gold medal winning teams, was Iran’s top
point scorer in the final.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has now won
seven consecutive Paralympic men’s sitting volleyball medals, with silver in
Paris being an improvement on their Tokyo 2020 bronze.
Egypt won 3-2 over Germany in a close
men’s bronze medal match, in which just six points separated the two teams.