IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships 2016 was held in Dubai, UAE. Iran was ranked first with a total of 23 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze. China finished second with 16 gold, 9 silver and 5 bronze. India was third, Japan finished in fourth place and the UAE took the fifth spot.

The event brought together about 300 athletes from almost 30 countries. A total of 29 athletes, 23 men and 6 women, represented Iran at the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships.

New Asian records set by Iranian athletes

Amini Nogourani, Mahnaz – Women’s Shot Put F57 (Result: 8.10m)

Motaghian Moavi, Hashemiyeh – Women’s Discus Throw F56 (Result: 20.83m)

Amiri, Hamed – Men’s Shot Put F54 (Result: 9.69m)

Arekhi, Nour Mohammad – Men’s Discus Throw F11 (Result: 35.16m)

Mokhtari Hemami, Alireza – Men’s Shot Put F53 (Result: 7.61m)

Medals won by Iranian athletes

Women

Amini Nogourani, Mahnaz – 1 gold medal: shot put F56/57

Kermani, Faezeh – 1 silver medal: javelin throw F34; 1 bronze medal: shot put F32-34

Motaghian Moavi, Hashemiyeh – 2 gold medals: javelin throw F55/56, discus throw F54-57

Sedghi Saghinsara, Marziyeh – 1 gold medal: shot put F52-55

Soltani, Maryam – 1 gold medal: javelin throw F34

Men

Abdolpour, Amin – 1 gold medal: 1500m T37/38/46

Aliasghar, Seyed – 1 gold medal: shot put F35/36

Alikhani Faradonbeh, Ahmadreza – 1 bronze medal: 200m T37

Alizadeh, Mehdi – 1 gold medal: shot put F32/33; 1 silver medal: javelin throw F33/34

Alvanpour, Mohammad – 1 gold medal: javelin throw F55/56

Amiri, Hamed – 3 gold medals: javelin throw F53/54, shot put F53/54, discus throw F54-56

Arekhi, Nour Mohammad – 2 gold medals: shot put F11/12, discus throw F11-13; 1 silver medal: javelin throw F11-13

Asghari, Mahdi – 1 gold medal: shot put F42/44

Beit Sayah, Sadegh – 1 silver medal: shot put F40/41

Doolabi, Ramezanali – 1 gold medal: shot put F46

Elahi, Ali (Guide: Marghashi, Javad) – 1 gold medal: 1500m T13

Eslami, Hamid (Guide: Salehimanesh, Hossein) – 1 silver medal: 5000m T11

Golpasandhagh, Parviz – 2 bronze medals: shot put F55/56, discus throw F54-56

Hashemzadeh Shadyari, Mahdi – 1 silver medal: discus throw F46; 1 bronze medal: shot put F46

Jokar, Abdolreza – 1 silver medal: javelin throw F53/54

Khosravi, Arash (Guide: Marghashi, Javad) – 2 gold: 100m T11, 200m T11; 1 silver: 400m T12

Lotfi, Arian – 1 silver medal: shot put F11/12; 1 bronze medal: discus throw F11-13

Mokhtari Hemami, Alireza – 1 gold medal: discus throw F51-53; 1 silver medal: shot put F53/54

Moradikoochi, Mahdi – 1 bronze medal: 100m T13

Ojaghlou, Ahmad – 3 gold medals: 100m T47, 200m T47, 400m T47

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