Powerlifting: Rahman dies aged 31

Powerlifting: Rahman dies aged 31

File photo taken in July 2017 shows Iranian para powerlifter Siamand Rahman. The two-time Paralympic champion died on March 1, 2020, aged 31, due to a heart attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

People prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

People prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

Siamand Rahman of Iran, a gold medal-winning powerlifter at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, lifts weights during an event focused on Tokyo children on July 24, 2017. With the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics marking three years to the opening on Aug. 25, opportunities to interact with athletes are on the increase. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Paralympics: Iran's Rahman sets world record in powerlifting

Paralympics: Iran's Rahman sets world record in powerlifting

Siamand Rahman of Iran celebrates after lifting an astonishing 310 kilograms, a world record, in an optional lift after winning the gold medal by lifting 305 kg, the previous world record, in the men's over 107 kg powerlifting for athletes with a lower limb or hip impairment at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Paralympics: Iran's Rahman sets world record in powerlifting

Paralympics: Iran's Rahman sets world record in powerlifting

Siamand Rahman of Iran poses for a photo after lifting an astonishing 305 kilograms, a world record, and winning the gold medal in the men's over 107 kg powerlifting for athletes with a lower limb or hip impairment at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 14, 2016. The 28-year-old Rahman, who weighs 169 kg, set another world record of 310 kg in an optional lift later that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Iran's Rahman sets world record at 310kg in powerlifting

Iran's Rahman sets world record at 310kg in powerlifting

Iranian Siamand Rahman, who won the gold medal with a world record of 305 kilograms in the men's over 107 kilogram powerlifting for athletes with a lower limb or hip impairment, celebrates after marking a world record again at 310 kg in an optional lift at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo