Who is Morteza mehrzadselakjani

 The Tallest paralympion: Morteza M

8Ft 1 Inch Paraolympion, and his third gold medal at 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Mehrzad – is the tallest Iranian Paralympian in history and the joint-second tallest man in the world.

The 36-year-old is a vital cog in Iran’s successful men’s sitting volleyball team, helping the team to back-to-back golds in Rio and then Tokyo.

But for one of the most dominant players in the sport, his route into competing wasn’t the most orthodox.

Mehrzad was diagnosed with acromegaly at a young age – a condition causing excess growth hormone. As a teenager, a pelvis fracture caused by a bicycle accident stopped his right leg from growing, making it shorter than his left and making it difficult to walk.

Our biggest challenge is that Iranian people expect us to become champions, which puts a heavy responsibility on our athletes and coaches,” Iran’s head coach Rezaei told the International Paralympic Committee website.