PAPI Amanolah

Classification
F57 (IPC, 27 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 24 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
His impairment is a result of the effects of polio. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2017)

General
BORROWED JAVELIN
He practised with a borrowed javelin for the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he eventually won a silver medal. He has been affected by a lack of training equipment since his preparations for the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, where he also won silver. "I have repeatedly asked [Iranian] officials to provide me with a standard javelin to practise with. Before I was sent to Dubai, I had to practise with a javelin I received from friends. [In Dubai] I noticed that my Brazilian rival [Cicero Valdiran], who won the gold medal, had trained with four standard javelins. At one point I asked him to lend me a javelin to throw, and he reluctantly agreed. When I threw the Brazilian athlete's javelin, I realised the difference. Despite being deprived of a standard javelin in the competition, I was still able to win the runner-up title. I am very satisfied with my performance in the 2019 World Championships, but with the conditions I have, I have to work harder to be able to win medals for my country." (irna.ir, 16 Dec 2019; mizanonline.com, 15 Nov 2019; bayanema.ir, 19 Jan 2021)