Iran, Aichi-Nagoya – Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team extended their remarkable continental dominance, winning a fifth consecutive Asian Para Games gold medal as the country collected 22 medals on day five of Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

Iran swept aside Kazakhstan 3-0 in Friday’s final at Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium, winning the sets 25-17, 25-15 and 25-17 to retain their title and underline their status as the leading force in men’s sitting volleyball at the Asian Para Games.

Iran’s women also reached the sitting volleyball final but had to settle for silver after a 3-0 defeat against China. The Chinese team secured the gold medal with set scores of 25-22, 25-20 and 25-12.

There was further silver for Iran in men’s wheelchair basketball, with the team finishing runners-up to hosts Japan.

Iran added seven gold, seven silver and eight bronze medals across the day’s competitions. Mahdi Olad, Mehran Nekoie-Majd, Elham Salehi, Abolfazl Zarif, Alireza Zare and Sadegh Beit Sayah were among the gold medallists, alongside the men’s sitting volleyball team.

The silver medals went to Hanan Kaab Omir, Hassan Bajolvand, Mohammad Taha Beig-Rezaei, Shahla Hadidi and Hormoz Seidi, as well as the women’s sitting volleyball and men’s wheelchair basketball teams.

Iran’s bronze medallists included Farzaneh Sohrabi-Tabar, Amirhossein Alipour and Fatemeh Amirzadegan. The mixed recurve archery team and the men’s blind football team also secured bronze, alongside Abolfazl Zarif, Abolfazl Malek-Oladi and Mohammad Hossein Karimi.

Iran finished day five with 26 gold, 36 silver and 40 bronze medals, giving the delegation 102 medals overall and keeping the country sixth in the medal standings.

The Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games are being held from 18 to 24 October, bringing together around 4,000 athletes competing across 18 sports in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, with Nagoya serving as the host city.