[1] Foroughi competed in the men's 10 metre air pistol competition in the 2020 Olympics on 24 July.

In the final he started out in the lead in the 1st competition stage, scoring 101.0, a slight distance to 2nd place Pang Wei with 99.7.

At the age of 41, Foroughi became the oldest medalist in Iranian Olympic history.

[4] Iranian human rights activists decried Foroughi's Olympic medal.

For example, United for Navid, a campaign set up by Iranian-American women's rights activist Masih Alinejad of the VOA Persian Service after the execution of Navid Afkari, said that due to Foroughi's membership in IRGC, he "is a current and longtime member of a terrorist organization".