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Mohammad Reza Mirzaei breaks world record in the men's javelin throw to earn another gold medal for Iran at Beijing Paralympic Games.
Mirzaei placed first in the F57/58 class with 1052 points on Tuesday. His 40.84-meter throw during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games set a new world record.
Egypt's Mahmoud Ramadan Elattar grabbed the silver at the contest with 1035 points and Rostislav Pohlmann of Czech Republic won the bronze medal with 1027 points.
Abdolreza Jokar earned a silver medal in the F53/54 class of the men's javelin throw. Another Iranian, Javad Hardani, claimed a bronze medal in the F38 class javelin of the event.
Over 4,000 athletes from 150 countries are participating in the 13th Paralympic Games from September 6th to the 17th in Beijing.
Iran beats Brazil with Abdolreza Karimzadeh's hat trick to win the bronze medal in the 7-a-side football at the Beijing Paralympic Games.
Only five minutes into the first half, Karimzadeh opened the scoring for Iran. He benefited from his booming scoring opportunities at the 17th and 21st minutes of the game.
Moslem Akbari netted the fourth goal in stoppage time to seal an easy 4-0 victory for Iran.
In the final match, Ukraine beat Russia 2-1 to claim the gold medal.
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