iranian athletes at 2.46 meters tall no longer have to sleep on the floor at the paris paralympics
2024-09-05
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[global times comprehensive report] according to cnn on the 3rd, the international paralympic committee said that iranian athlete morteza mehrzad serakjani, who participated in the sitting volleyball event of the paris paralympic games, now has a bed suitable for his height to rest. the report said that mehrzad serakjani, who is 2.46 meters tall, is the tallest paralympic athlete in history and the second tallest person in the world. because of this, he had to sleep on the floor when he competed in paris.
iranian coach hadi said in an interview that although this paralympic games did not provide a customized bed like the tokyo paralympic games, it would not affect mehrzad serakjany's focus on the event and his determination to win. as more and more people paid attention to this incident, the international paralympic committee said that "the matter has been resolved" and "larger beds have been provided in the paris paralympic village."
mehrzad serakjany, 36, was diagnosed with acromegaly as a child, a rare hormonal disorder that causes overgrowth of certain parts of the body. he also suffered a bicycle accident as a teenager, which injured his pelvis and stopped growing his right leg. after joining the iranian men's sitting volleyball team, he helped the iranian team win two gold medals at the paralympics.
today, mehrzad serakjan has become an outstanding figure in sitting volleyball, and the tokyo paralympics also named him the most valuable player and best main attacker. (zhou yang)
