Powerlifter Siamand Rahman Snatches Gold in Asian Para Games

The super heavyweight lifter won the gold medal lifting 290 kg.

Mansour Pourmirzaei also from Iran seized a silver medal with 255 kg.

Bronze medal went to South Korean Keun-Bae Chun with 235 kg.

China tops medal tally with 174 medals, followed by South Korea (71), Japan (38) and Iran (37).

Iran has previously won 35 gold medals in the games.

Vahid Keshtkar claimed a gold medal in the men's 400 m freestyle S13.

Erfan Hosseini won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F12–13.

Sareh Javanmardi earned the gold medal in the Mixed 50 meter pistol SH1.
Discus thrower Alireza Mokhtari clinched a gold medal in the men’s F51/52/53.
Peyman Nasiri won the gold medal of the Men's 1,500m T20 final.
Sareh Javanmardi claimed a gold medal in the Women's P2-10m Air Pistol-SH1.
Mohammad Alvanpour clinched a gold medal in the Men's Javelin Throw - F55/56.
Powerlifter Amir Jafari Arangah seized the gold medal in the Men's -59kg
Mahnaz Amini claimed a gold medal in the Women's Shot Put - F57.
Younes Seifipour won a gold medal in the Men's Shot Put - F32.
Alireza Mokhtari clinched a gold medal in the Shot Put - F53/54.
Mahnaz Amini grabbed a gold medal in the Women's Javelin Throw - F57.
Danial Souraniyan won a gold medal in the Men's Shot Put - F35/36.
Sadegh Beit Sayah claimed a gold medal in the Men's Discus Throw - F41.
Iran’s football 5-a-side won the title of the 2014 Asia Para Games.
Mohammadali Malekpour earned the gold medal in the Men's Discus Throw - F54/55.
Sajad Mohammadian seized a gold medal in the Men's Shot Put - F42.
Mohammad Khalvandi bagged a gold medal in the Men's Javelin Throw - F57.
Powerlifter Hamed Solhipour seized a gold medal in the Men's -88kg.
Abdolreza Jokar won gold in the Men's Javelin Throw - F53/54.
Iran finished in the first place in the Mixed Team Compound Open.
Mehran Hosseini finished in the first place at the Men's Discus Throw - F35/36.
Ali Mohammadyari claimed a gold medal in the Men's Discus Throw - F56.
Hadi Nori won the gold medal in the Men's Individual Compound Open.

Zahra Nemati finished in the first place of the Women's Individual Recurve Open.
Ebrahim Ranjbar seized the gold medal in the Individual Recurve Open.
Iran's football 7-a-side team won the title of the games.
Hassan Asgari claimed a gold medal in the Men's 800m - T12.
Iran’s Men’s Judo Team finished in the first place of the games.
Masoud Heidari won the gold medal of the Men's Discus Throw - F12.
Iran goalball team won the title of the 2014 Asia Para Games.
Iran sitting volleyball team claimed the title of 2014 Asian Para Games.
Powerlifter Ali Sadeghzadeh snatched the gold in the Men's -107kg weight class.
Jalil Bagheri seized a gold medal in the the Men's Shot Put.
Javid Ehsani Shakib won a gold medal in the Men's Discus Throw - F5.

The 2014 Asian Para Games started on October 18 in Incheon, South Korea and will last until 24. The games feature around 5,000 athletes competing across 23 sports.