The nation stormed to the summit after a stunning opening day which saw them pick up 29 medals and they continued to strengthen their position throughout the event.

On the last day of competition, Iran’s men’s wheelchair basketball team thumped Iraq 117-18, while Thailand claimed bronze with an 84-18 win over Saudi Arabia.

Iran also triumphed in the men’s goalball competition after edging Thailand 4-3 as South Korea beat Iraq 10-0 in the bronze medal match.

Thailand then got their revenge in the women’s event as they beat Iran 7-6 to secure gold.

Table-topping Iran finished with 122 medals including 44 golds, 53 silvers and 25 bronzes.

Much of their success came in the athletics, while they also claimed seven of the 22 medals on offer in the Para taekwondo as the discipline made its Asian Youth Para Games debut.

Suphattha Inkhaoyi had the honour of winning the first title of the event with success in the women’s shot put U17/20 F38 as Thailand notched 33 golds from a medal tally of 75 to finish second.

Japan dominated in swimming and table tennis as they accumulated 55 medals for third place.

Asian Paralympic Committee President Majid Rashed declared the Asian Youth Para Games as a resounding success.

"Arranging these Games in the midst of the pandemic has been difficult, but the Bahrain Paralympic Committee have risen to the challenge," said Rashed.

"We thank them for all their hard work in making these Games such a success.  

"We’ve had over 700 young athletes from 30 countries here, over 550 medals have been handed out and there’s been thousands of smiles every day.

"Maldives and Bhutan have competed in their first ever youth games and Nepal, Cambodia, Yemen, Bhutan and Tajikistan have won their first ever medals. We’ve seen some amazing performances that give us hope that the future of Para sport in Asia is bright."