Iranian taekwondo teams arrive in Tashkent for World Junior Ch’ships
Iranian boys’ and girls’ teams arrived in Tashkent on Friday ahead of the upcoming World Taekwondo Junior Championships.
The 15th edition of the global showpiece will be held in the Uzbek capital from April 12 to 17. Named ‘Caravan of Hormuz,’ the Iranian squads had been conducting their preparatory camps in the north of the country amid the military conflict with the United States and Israel, which began on February 28, before embarking on their journey.
On Tuesday, they crossed the Turkish border by land and traveled to the city of Van. From there, the team flew to Tashkent, arriving on Friday morning.
The delegation has been named ‘Hormuz’ in honor of the bravery of Iran’s armed forces in safeguarding the nation, particularly the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
The girls’ national team includes Bahar Tahmasbi, Negar Mozaffari, Seyedeh Zahra Mousavi, Helia Ebrahimian, Rozhan Heidari, Dina Babarahim, Pinar Lotfizadeh, Aynaz Mikaeili, Asal Goltapeh, and Hana Zarrin Kamar.
The team is headed by head coach Niloofar Safarian, assisted by coaches Parvin Keshavarz, Fatemeh Khayyeri, and Zahra Kangarani.
Iran will also be represented by Amirarsalan Ahmadi, Taha Nazer, Ali Razmiyan, Erfan Khodaei, Amir Eqbali, Parsa Houshiyar, Abolfazl Najafi, Benyamin Soltanian, Amirali Hazrati, and Mohammad-Javad Geryan in the boys’ event.
They are led by head coach Feyzollah Nafjam, with Kourosh Rajoli, Behrouz Khodadad, and Masoud Kazempour serving as assistants.