RIO (Tasnim) - Gholamreza Rahimi of Iran defeated Thailand�s Hanreuchai Netsiri 7-3 in the individual recurve men�s open at Rio 2016 on Tuesday.





Rahimi beat top-seeded teammate Ebrahim Ranjbar in a five-set semifinal then shot two perfect 30-point sets to claim recurve men�s open Paralympic gold ahead of Netsiri.

�The match was good, we�re going to do our best and be stronger. We are all good, powerful men and I like it,� said Rahimi.

�The first thing that was important for me is that my flag went up in the Paralympic arena. That was my goal.�

Rahimi, ranked fifth after the ranking round, was the only athlete to shoot more than one perfect set during the eliminations � and both came in the final against Netsiri.

Ranjbar defeated Luciano Rezende of Brazil 7-1 and won the bronze medal.

By Mehr News Agency