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Iran’s table tennis players advance in ITTF ranking
Following the table tennis competitions in the 2024 Asian Championships, the latest international tennis player rankings were released, showing that four Iranian table tennis players have improved their positions, reported mehr News Agency.
Iran’s leading table tennis player, Noshad Alamiyan, has advanced two places after delivering an acceptable performance in the Asian competitions and qualifying for the World Championships, now standing at 48th place.
His brother, Nima, also moved up two places in the new ranking and is now at 151st place.
Another Iranian table tennis player, Benyamin Faraji, has advanced 33 places after a remarkable performance in the Asian competitions, putting him at 177th place.
Additionally, Iranian female table tennis player Shima Safaei has advanced 74 places, now standing at 385th place.
Meanwhile, IRNA reported that Iran has voiced support for Palestine at a meeting of the Asian Table Tennis Confederation, which was held at the end of the 27th edition of the continentwide championships.
Mehrdad Ali-Qardashi, head of Iran’s Table Tennis Federation voiced strong support for Palestine at the meeting which was also attended by Petra Sörling, the president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), among others.
Ali-Qardashi strongly condemned Israel for its crimes against people of Gaza and Lebanon, and called for Israel’s withdrawal from international sports federations.
He also held a separate meeting with Radwan Al-Sharif, president of the Palestine Table Tennis Federation, saying that Iran and Palestine are two brotherly countries.
The 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships were held in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 6-13.