Iran shooter Sareh Javanmardi has narrowly prevailed in the Allianz International Paralympic Committee contest for Athlete of the Month for May.
Iran has chosen two female athletes as its flagbearers for this year's Asian Para Games in Jakarta.
Japan's three-time Paralympian Aki Taguchi has been appointed as athlete liaison on the Sport Technical Committee at World Shooting Para Sport.
Sydney has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2019 World Shooting Para Sport World Championships.
Slovakia’s Kristina Funkova set a world record to win the R9 mixed 50 metres rifle prone SH2 event on the final day of the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Cheongju in South Korea.
Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovičová claimed her second gold medal of the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships after winning the R8 women's 50 metres rifle three positions SH1 event in Cheongju in South Korea.
Serbia's Dragan Ristic claimed his first World Championship gold medal since 2010 by winning the R5 mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2 title on day six of the World Shooting Para Sport Championships at the Cheongju Shooting Range in South Korea.
Paralympic champions Veronika Vadovičová and Sareh Javanmardi added world titles to their Rio 2016 golds on day five of the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Cheongju, South Korea.
Abdulla Sultan Alaryani of the United Arab Emirates produced a stunning comeback to win the R6 50 metres rifle prone mixed SH1 competition at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships at the Cheongju Shooting Range.
Iranian Paralympic champion Sareh Javanmardi came out on top in a close contest to win World Shooting Para Sport Championship gold in the P2 10 metre air pistol women's SH1 event in Cheongju.
Jiseok Lee claimed South Korea's first gold of their home World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Cheongju.
Slovakia’s Radoslav Malenovsky made the most of a lucky reprieve to claim a gold medal on the opening day of the World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Cheongju in South Korea.
Ukraine brought their final tally of gold medals to seven but missed out on the full set on the final day of the World Shooting Para Grand Prix in Szczecin.
Ukraine brought their total of gold medals to six at the World Shooting Para Grand Prix in the the Polish city of Szczecin as their competitors earned two more titles.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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