An Iranian man who stands 8 feet 1 inch spent several days sleeping on the floor at this year;’s Paralympic Games in Paris ...

Morteza Mehrzadselakjani — who is better known as Mehrzad — is the star player of Iran's sitting volleyball team. The two-time Paralympic champion measures at 8 feet 0.85 inches tall and his ...

A two-time Paralympic champion was initially sleeping on the floor while competing in Paris because there wasn't a big enough ...

Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team has a not-so-secret weapon: meet Morteza Mehrzadselakjani and at eight-foot-one-inch, he ...

Morteza Mehrzadselakjani stood 8-foot-1, his right hand placed over his heart, his left arm draped around a teammate’s shoulder below to help him keep his balance. When it was finally time for ...

Standing at 8-foot-1 (2.46 meters) and measuring over six feet (1.8 meters) seated with his arms raised, Morteza ...

Morteza Mehrzadselakjani knows a thing or two about winning. With two Paralympic gold medals to his name already, the Iranian is the not-so-secret weapon of his country’s men’s sitting ...

But after organizers learned of the issue, they found a solution. Standing at 8-foot-1, Morteza Mehrzadselakjani - better known as Mehrzad - is the world's second-tallest man and is the tallest ...