Asian Youth Para Games:
Iran wins goalball, table tennis golds on Day 4
The fourth day of competition at the Asian Youth Para Games saw Iran collect two gold medals in goalball and table tennis in Dubai on Saturday.
The Iranian women’s team defeated Thailand 6-2 to win the goalball gold, improving on their silver-medal finish at the 2021 edition in Manama.
Raheleh Bakhshi, Zahra Mousavi, Saba Dehqani, Paria Dehqani, Fahimeh Deldadeh, and Mahtab Zandiyeh represented Iran, which had beaten South Korea and Thailand twice apiece in the preliminary round.
In the boys’ goalball competition, Iran defeated Thailand 15-7 to claim the bronze medal.
Elsewhere, Ali Rasti and Arsham Ramezani teamed up to win gold in the boys’ doubles table tennis event.
The Iranian duo produced a sensational comeback, rallying from two games down to defeat Chinese Taipei in the final.
Saturday’s triumph brought Iran’s table tennis medal tally in Dubai to three golds and six bronzes.