Siamand Rahman Named IPC Athlete of the Month
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian powerlifter Siamand Rahman has been named the Allianz Athlete of the Month for October 2014.
Rahman snatched a gold medal at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games in South Korea.
The Paralympian made history at the games, breaking his own world record three times on his way to gold in the men’s over 107kg category, paralympic.org wrote.
Over the course of the competition, he added 7kg to his previous best, to finish with a final lift of 292.0kg.
Rahman received 63.9 per cent of the public vote to finish ahead of his compatriot, shooter Sareh Javanmardidodmani, who received 34.3 per cent of the vote after breaking two world records on her way to double gold in the P2 (women’s 10m pistol SH1) and P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) in Incheon.
Gambian athletics star Demba Jarju came third, after he became the first wheelchair racer to win the Gambian Marathon.
Chinese wheelchair fencer Rong Jing, wheelchair tennis player Sakhorn Khanthasit from Thailand, and Chinese swimmer Furong Lin were also candidates to win the award.
