TEHRAN – Secretary
General of Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Masoud Ashrafi met ambassador
of Mexico to Tehran Jose Alfonso Zegbe Camarena on Tuesday.
The meeting was held
ahead of the World Para Powerlifting Championships which will be held in Mexico
City from 30 September to 6 October.
Over 360
powerlifters from 65 countries will gather in the Juan de la Barrera Olympic
Gymnasium.
Zegbe Camarena talked
about importance of Paralympic sports for his country and said the Mexican
Paralympians overtook their Olympians in term of winning medals in the Games.
Jose Alfonso Zegbe
Camarena also said he looks forward to seeing a great performance of the
Iranian representatives in the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico
City.
At the end of the
meeting, Masoud Ashrafi presented the ambassador a gift on behalf of Iran’s
National Paralympic Committee.