Iran kept its medal momentum rolling at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Friday, striking gold seven times and adding seven silver and eight bronze medals on the fifth day of competition in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

The haul on Friday took Iran’s overall total to 102 medals, including 26 gold, 36 silver and 40 bronze, leaving the country sixth in the standings.

The fifth edition of the Asian Para Games runs from Oct. 18-24 and features 18 sports.

In para athletics, Sadegh Beit won gold in the men’s javelin throw F41 with a mark of 45.78 meters. Alireza Zare also claimed gold, winning the men’s 200 meters T35 in 24.83 seconds to break the Asian Para Games record.

Mehran Nekooyi-Majd took gold in the men’s shot put F34 with a throw of 11.90 meters. Mahdi Olad won the men’s discus F11 with a mark of 40.65 meters, while Elham Salehi topped the women’s combined F53/F54 shot put with a throw of 6.79 meters and a score of 819 points.

Abolfazl Zarifpour secured another gold for Iran in the men’s 100-meter backstroke S9, clocking 1 minute, 4.26 seconds.

Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team also claimed gold, defeating Kazakhstan in straight sets.

Iran collected seven silver medals across team and individual events.

The men’s wheelchair basketball team finished runner-up after losing 55-47 to host Japan in the final. Iran’s women’s sitting volleyball team also took silver, falling 3-0 to China.

In para athletics, Mohammad-Taha Beig-Rezaei won silver in the men’s shot put F34 with a throw of 11.79 meters. Hassan Bajoulvand took second in the men’s discus F11 with 40.43 meters, while Hormoz Seidi secured silver in the men’s combined F37/F38 javelin with a throw of 50.68 meters.

Hanan Kaab-Omir earned silver in the women’s combined F51/F52/F53 discus, recording 10.36 meters and 704 points. Shahla Hadidi finished second in the women’s combined F53/F54 shot put with a throw of 5.86 meters and 624 points.

Iran’s athletes added eight bronze medals on the fifth day, bringing the country’s overall bronze tally to 40.