Iranian athletes conclude Deaflympics with 37 Medals
Iran’s sports delegation concluded its participation in the 25th Summer Deaflympics, securing a total of 37 medals.
On Tuesday, November 25, during the 11th day of competition in Tokyo, Iran’s men’s and women’s national kumite teams won bronze and gold medals, respectively. With these final events and medal wins, Iran’s athletes closed their campaign at this edition of the Deaflympics.
In the men’s team kumite classification match, Iran faced Algeria and secured a 16-13 victory, earning the bronze medal.
The team consisted of Hossein Farahani, Alireza Kishani, Milad Sadeghzadeh, Kamran Rezaeinejad, and Ebrahim Pourkashani. After a bye in the first round, Iran faced Ukraine in the second round, losing the match 3-0, which led them to compete in the bronze medal match.
In the women’s team kumite event, Iran faced Ukraine in the final match. The Iranian team emerged victorious with a 9-8 win, securing the gold medal. The team consisted of Nahal Zakizadeh, Zeynab Hassanpour, Sara Adriya, and Bita Javaheri. This gold medal is Iran’s eighth at the 2025 Deaflympics.
The 25th Deaflympics officially began on November 15 in Tokyo with the opening ceremony, featuring 3,081 athletes — 2,014 men and 1,067 women — from 81 countries. Iran participated with a 160-member delegation across 12 sports under the banner “Lovers of Iran.”
Iran’s first medal at the 2025 Deaflympics came on the opening day of official competition, when Ali Salahshoor won bronze in judo. The women’s kumite team was Iran’s last medalist in Tokyo.
Overall, Iran’s medal-winning sports at the Deaflympics included karate (12 medals), taekwondo (8), Greco-Roman wrestling (6), freestyle wrestling (5), judo (4), and shooting (2).