Chess player Sarasadat Khademalsharieh will be Iran’s flag-bearer in the Ashgabat 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. The competition will take place between September 17 and 27 in Turkmenistan’s capital. Khademalsharieh will bear Iran’s flag in the opening ceremony at the newly built Olympic Stadium in Ashgabat. All 45 member countries of the Olympic […]
Chess player Sarasadat Khademalsharieh will be Iran’s flag-bearer in the Ashgabat 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
The competition will take place between September 17 and 27 in Turkmenistan’s capital.
Khademalsharieh will bear Iran’s flag in the opening ceremony at the newly built Olympic Stadium in Ashgabat.
All 45 member countries of the Olympic Council of Asia were invited to compete at these Games.
For the first time in the Asian Games will be attended by 17 Oceania National Olympic Committees. Oceania countries will be under full participation, so they will be eligible for medals.
Iran will participate in the competition with 214 athletes (148 men, 66 women), according to Asghar Rahimi, Iran delegation’s supervisor.
Iran had sent 82 athletes to the 4th Indoor Games in South Korea.
