Paralympian struggles to find big enough bed

Paris Iran's sitting volleyball star Morteza Mehrzad has finally found a bed big enough to accommodate his 2.46-metre frame at the Paris Paralympics.

His coach, Hadi Rezaeigarkani, told the Olympics.​com website on Friday that the 36 year old was planning to sleep on the floor of the Olympic Village because - unlike during the last Games in Tokyo - his bed wasn't big enough.

"In Tokyo, they have made a special bed but, unfortunately, not here," Rezaeigarkani said.

"He's going to lie on the floor." Mehrzad, the second-tallest living man in the world, was diagnosed at a young age with acromegaly, a rare condition that leads to the production of excessive growth hormones.