A total of 35 young Iranian para athletes will participate in the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai from Dec. 10 to 14, the Asian Paralympic Committee announced.
A total of 35 young Iranian para athletes will participate in the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai from Dec. 10 to 14, the Asian Paralympic Committee announced.
Iran will have 25 representatives in men’s and 10 in women’s divisions of the Asian tournament who will be accompanied by five male and two female coaches, Mehr News Agency reported.
An estimated 600 athletes under 20 years of age are expected to compete in 10 sports fields, including athletics, swimming, boccia, goalball, archery, chess, badminton, 10-pin bowling, powerlifting and table tennis.
The last Asian Youth Para Games was held in Malaysia in 2013