Iranian athlete wins silver medal in shot put in Rio

EghtesadOnline: Iran's Paralympics athlete Saman Pakbaz won silver medal in shot put of track and fields competitions.

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10 September 2016

Pakbaz ranked right after Gonzales Lopez from Spain who won gold medal while Roman Danielouk from Ukraine won bronze medal, according to IRNA.

The four most prominent throwing for distance sports are in track and field: shot put, discus, javelin, and the hammer throw.

Throwing sports have a long history. Modern track and field comes from a lineage of activities that dates to the Ancient Olympic Games.

The Iranian squad left Iran last Thursday to take part in the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games.

Iran's squad in Rio Paralympics Games consists of 111 athletes comprising 23 women and 88 men.

The 2016 Summer Paralympics the fifteenth Summer Paralympics Games, are an upcoming major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympics Committee, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Over 4,500 athletes from 175 countries are set to attend the international event.