In a year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant restrictions and regulations, female Para athletes came up with some brilliant performances that left the world amazed.

They won medals, set records, broke new grounds, and opened new gates for others to follow, excelling in their respective fields.

Nemati won gold in women’s Individual Recurve open in Tokyo, the third successive gold medal in Paralympic Games.

The reigning World Champion was dominant throughout the competition and kept her opponents at bay. The 36-year-old, who was injured in a car accident in 2003 which left her with spinal injuries and paralysis of both legs, was a taekwondo player and shifted to Para archery in 2009.

Here’s a look at top female performers in 2021:

Diede de Groot (Wheelchair Tennis – Netherlands), Zahra Nemati (Para Archery – Iran), Susana Rodriguez (Para Triathlon – Spain), Omara Durand (Para Athletics, Cuba), Leani Ratri Oktila (Para Badminton, Indonesia), Bebe Vio (Wheelchair Fencing, Italy), Amalia Perez (Para Powerlifting, Mexico) and Sarah Storey (Para Cycling, Great Britain)

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She won the gold in the women’s individual recurve after beating her Italian rival Vincenza Petrilli 6-5.

Nemati started her journey with a 6-5 win over Russian Svetlana Barantseva in Round of Eight.

She beat Brazilian Fabiola Dergovics 7-1 in quarterfinal and emerged victorious over Greek Dorothea Poimenidou 6-2 in semifinal.

Chunyan Wu from China won the bronze medal after defeating Greek Dorothea Poimenidou 6-2.

Nemati made history in the Paralympics by winning her gold medal in row.

“I am very happy since I won my Paralympics third gold medal in a row. It was very hard because my Italian rival had good performance until the last but I am very happy to bit my tough opponent,” Nemati said.

Nemati’s gold is Iran’s ninth gold in the 2020 Paralympic Games.

Powerlifters Rouhollah Rostami, judo athletes Vahid Nouri and Mohammad Reza Kheirollahzade, long jumper Amir Khosravani, shot putter Mahdi Olad, javelin thrower Hashemiyeh Motaghian, shooter Sareh Javanmardi and javelin thrower Saeid Afrooz have already won eight gold medals for Iran.

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The annual recognition, which coincides with 8 March’s International Women’s Day, celebrates primarily women in the Paralympic Movement who have inspired and emulated the Paralympic ideals and are positive role models.

This is the second year the IPC International Women’s Day Recognition has expanded into categories since its inception in 2013. The winners were decided by the IPC’s Women in Sport Committee, chaired by Rita van Driel.

Iran’s first gold medalist at a Paralympic or Olympics has used her platform to be an activist for women and people with disabilities in her home country. Since making history at the London 2012 Paralympics, Nemati has been at the forefront of showing what women with an impairment can achieve as she continued collecting Paralympic and World Championship medals.

Nemati said: “The Next Generation award is not only a reason to leap for joy, but it also means I have a huge responsibility to bear on my shoulders. I am now a woman pioneer who is branded by the IPC not only to inspire her peers and contemporary generation but also to think, speak and act as a role model for the next generation of ladies who will make this planet a better place to live on an equal basis and more inclusivity than ever.”

Nemati also participated at the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and in May 2018, she was designated as the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ambassador by the president of Global Understanding (GU) Regional Action Centre in Iran.

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He said Maj. Gen. Salami presented an analysis on the current situation in the Middle East, and the US psychological warfare in the region, followed by speeches by five lawmakers.

He also maintained that in the session, it was noted that the Americans’ moves in the region is nothing new, and it has always been like this.

Nemati was referring to the US military deployments to the Middle East region, which according to former State Department and Pentagon official, Ilan Goldenberg, was  “far from a massive game changer”, and the matter is being used by some Western media to overhype possible war with Iran.

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 Iranian females’ recurve team received the gold medal of WAE European Cup 2018, held in Czech.

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Nemati is the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic or Paralympic gold medal at London 2012.

She also made history by securing a spot for Iran not only at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, but Olympics as well.

“My goal is to make the Olympic team for the second time. I know I have a difficult task ahead of me but will do my best to make my dream come true,” Nemati told Paralympic.ir.

“I have recovered from the hand injury and I want to have a good performance in the upcoming events,” she added.

Nemati is preparing for the World Archery Para Championships which will take place in Beijing, China from Sept. 12 to 17.

“I did well in the World Ranking Tournament in Czech Republic in July and I am ready to partake in the World Archery Para Championships. I cannot promise of winning the medal but can promise to do my best,” the Iran’s flag-bearer in the 2016 Olympic Games stated.

At London 2012, Nemati set a Paralympic record and won the gold medal in the women’s individual recurve W1/W2. She also claimed a bronze medal in the women’s team recurve open.

At Rio 2016, the para archer also seized the women’s individual recurve open title.

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