Iran press/Asia: In the weight 57 at the men’s shot put, Iran's representative Alireza Mokhtari Hemami competed with eight opponents from other countries and won the silver medal with a throw of 8.48 meters.
The gold medal went to Elvin Astanov from the Republic of Azerbaijan who threw 8.77 meters and also broke the Paralympics record by five centimeters.
Ales Kisy from the Czech Republic snatched the bronze with a throw of 8.25 meters.
Iranian athletes have previously won three medals in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Powerlifter Rouhollah Rostami took a gold medal and Amanollah Papi in javelin and Amir Jafari in powerlifting claimed two silver medals.
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