Iran Press/ Africa: Saeed Afrooz represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, and won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F34 event.
For the first time in history, Morocco hosts a World Para Athletics Grand Prix as the competition lands in Marrakech with the city receiving 359 athletes from 41 nations from 15 to 17 September.
Nearly 120 track and field medal events have taken place at the Grand Stadium de Marrakech with plenty of local stars to watch.
This is also the first time the Grand Prihad x season has two stops in Africa, as Tunisia hosted the Tunis GP last July.
Asia was represented by 10 countries (Brunei, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Singapore, and the UAE) with the likes of Iran’s Hamed Amiri and Devendra Jhajharia from India among the Asian stars.
211
