Tag: Morteza Mehrzad
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World’s second-tallest man chasing gold for Iran at the Paralympics
By Tom Decent September 1, 2021 — 4.16pm https://www.smh.com.au/sport/world-s-second-tallest-man-is-competing-for-iran-at-the-paralympics-20210901-p58nwr.html Tokyo: There are nearly 8 billion people in the world. The second tallest of them all is an Iranian man in Tokyo spending most of his time sitting on a Paralympic volleyball court. Meet Morteza Mehrzad, whose sitting volleyball team will play in their semi-final against Bosnia Herzegovina…
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Sitting Volleyball Changed My Life, Morteza Mehrzad Says
July, 25, 2021 – 19:48 Sports news https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/07/25/2543484/sitting-volleyball-changed-my-life-morteza-mehrzad-says TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran sitting volleyball player Morteza Mehrzad says that the sport has changed his life. He distinctly remembers the moment sitting volleyball came into his life. And it is not because it brought him worldwide success or even fame. It is for reasons far more important.…
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Iran Sitting Volleyball One to Watch at Asian Para Games
October, 06, 2018 – 10:54 Sports news https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/10/06/1845179/iran-sitting-volleyball-one-to-watch-at-asian-para-games TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team is one to watch at the 2018 Asian Para Games, Paralympic.org wrote. As many as nine nations, fielding 162 athletes, will take part in the competition that will run over five days, with the winner to be decided on October 11.…
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Iranian para-volleyball player named IPC’s Athlete of Month in July
Sports Aug 10, 2018, 2:54 PM https://en.mehrnews.com/news/136587/Iranian-para-volleyball-player-named-IPC-s-Athlete-of-Month-in Iranian para-volleyball player named IPC’s Athlete of Month in July TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iranian male paralympic sitting volleyball player Morteza Mehrzad has been selected by public votes as the International Paralympic Committee’s Athlete of Month in July Morteza Mehrzad was named the “Athlete of Month” by public…