Sara Javanmardi, a member of the national shooting team, has retired from professional sports due to unsuitable conditions and lack of facilities.
Sara Javanmardi, a member of the Iranian women’s national shooting team and one of the most decorated Paralympic athletes, announced on Wednesday, September 5th, at the end of the Paris Paralympic Games, that she is retiring from professional sports due to unsuitable conditions and lack of facilities. Javanmardi, who holds four Paralympic gold medals and one bronze medal, said with sadness, ‘I close this chapter with peace of mind.’
Javanmardi also emphasized that throughout all these years, she has received no support from the officials and has been forced to make this decision due to their incompetence.
This member of the Iranian women’s national shooting team further added, ‘If I hold records, it is due to my own determination and courage, because we have problems with equipment. None of our competitors faced the conditions that Iranian athletes have. When I was shooting in the final, I was only thinking about one thing: I once wrote a letter to the president of the federation requesting ammunition, but my request was denied.’