Iranian Para-athletes Win Gold and Silver at 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya

At the Asian Paralympic Games, which will be held in Aichi-Nagoya in 2026, Uzbekistan achieved victory by winning gold and silver medals in the swimming category.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz)

Dmitry Khorlin and Egor Bolotov won gold and silver medals in swimming, taking first and second places respectively in the men's 400-meter freestyle event in the S13 category.

Dmitry Khorlin won the competition by finishing in 4 minutes 21.32 seconds, which allowed him to receive the gold medal. Egor Bolotov took second place, completing the distance in 4 minutes 21.94 seconds, and won silver.

The bronze medal in this race was won by a swimmer representing Qatar.

Iranian swimmers secured second and third places in the men's 50-meter freestyle final in category S9 at the Nagoya Para Asian Games, winning silver and bronze medals.

During the second day of swimming for people with disabilities at the 5th Asia Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, representatives from Iran participated in the men's 50-meter freestyle final and received silver and bronze.

Abulfazl Zarifpour, Ali Motallebi, and Abulfazl Malek Oladi competed against five other swimmers from China, Iraq, Japan, Uzbekistan, and Thailand.

Zarifpour won silver with a time of 25.79, while Motallebi received bronze with a time of 26.18. Malek Oladi finished eighth with a result of 28.13.

The gold medal went to Zhili Xie from China, who set a games record with a time of 25.57.

Previously, Iranian swimmers had also won one gold and one silver medal the day before, thanks to Zeygaminjad and Izadyar. Additionally, Zeygaminjad won another bronze medal on Tuesday.

Uzbek Paralympic athlete Kemran Nurillaev won a silver medal in men's para-judo in the J2 category up to 70 kg at the Asian Paralympic Games.

The Uzbek athlete reached the final of the competition, where he faced Ibragim Nurmakhanuly from Kazakhstan. Nurillaev took second place after the decisive match.