APC President Rashed Congratulates Javanmardi on AsPC Athletes' Committee Election Win
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Asian Paralympic Committee President Majid Rashed congratulated Iran's three-time Paralympic champion shooter Sareh Javanmardi for being elected among the five athletes at the Asian Paralympic Committee (AsPC) Athletes' Committee.
The election that took place during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou saw a total of 1,034 athletes voting.
The 38-year-old Javanmardi was voted the Allianz Best Female Athlete of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after winning two gold medals in the 10-metre air pistol SH1 and mixed 50m pistol SH1.
She has won a total of four Paralympic Games medals, including a third gold in the 10m air pistol SH1 at Tokyo 2020.
Javanmardi had carried Iran's flag at the Opening Ceremony of Hangzhou 2022, an event delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the second Asian Paralympic Games.
She later won a silver medal in the 10m air pistol SH1 behind her teammate Faezeh Ahmadi.
“Many congratulations to our new Athletes' Committee,” Rashed said.
“We believe that the athletes are the heart of the Paralympic Movement and their voice should be heard.
“We are delighted that we have such a strong new committee, and that three females have been elected. We look forward to working with them over the next four years,” he added.