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 ...

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 — 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 ...

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 ...

TEHRAN – Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, Iran’s sitting volleyball star, has battled countless challenges due to his towering height, but he is ready to help propel his team to another victory at ...

Two-time Paralympics gold medalist and the world's second tallest man, Morteza Mehrzadselakjani is facing severe accommodation problems at the 2024 Paris Paralympics Village. This comes due to the ...

With one more match against Germany before the semifinals, Iran is well-positioned to chase its third consecutive gold medal in the sport. If successful, this would mark Iran's eighth Paralympic gold ...

Morteza Mehrzadselakjani might be an icon of Iranian sport, but he receives precious few privileges at the Paralympic Village. At 8ft 1in, he discovers, as the second-tallest person in the world ...

Morteza Mehrzadselakjani is the second-tallest person in the world and an icon of Iranian sport but he is so tall he has to sleep on the floor at the Olympic Village because no bed accommodates ...

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