Athletes from across Iran gathered at Tehran’s Azadi Lake to compete for national honours in the National Para Canoe Championships, featuring multiple sport classes and inclusive competition categories.
Iran NPC, Tehran – Held on Tuesday, 3 November, the one-day championships featured competitions across several Para canoe sport classes, as well as events for athletes with Down syndrome, athletes with specific health conditions and athletes with autism.
The results were as follows:
Para Canoe – Men’s KL3
Shayan Valian (Alborz)
Amirhossein Amiri (Kermanshah)
Hassan Molavi (Tehran)
Saeed Gholami Bahmani (Tehran)
Para Canoe – Women’s KL3
Sara Sadat Ahmadi (Alborz)
Ashraf Daraei-Fard (Tehran)
Fatemeh Shirasadi (Alborz)
Para Canoe – Men’s KL2
Vali Mohammadi (Tehran)
Farshad Yavari-Fard (Tehran)
Para Canoe – Women’s KL2
Nasrin Nedaei Toosi (Tehran)
Para Canoe – Women’s KL1
Sara Abdolmaleki
Sarina Nazari
Para Canoe – Men’s KL1
Mohammadreza Taghipour (Tehran)
Kian Mahdavi (Tehran)
Para Canoe – Men’s VL2
Farshad Yavari-Fard
Athletes with Down syndrome – Men
Ehsan Ghorghchian (Tehran)
Athletes with Down syndrome – Women
Fatemeh Gholamhoseini (Tehran)
Saina Hozouri (Tehran)
Athletes with Autism – Men
Amirreza Naderian (Tehran)
Saljough Yakhforozan (Tehran)
Mahan Asl-Nejad (Tehran)
Abolfazl Naderian (Tehran)
Athletes with specific health conditions – Men
Reza Hashem-Nejad (Markazi)
Mahdi Esfandiari (Tehran)
The championships wrapped up with a medal ceremony attended by athletes, coaches, federation officials and family members, as the top finishers were honoured for their performances.