Iranian head
coaches Shadi Paridar and Aliakbar Hodhodi have announced a 12-chess player
preliminary women and men squads lists for the fifteen round of national preparatory
camp in Babolsar, Mazandaran.
According to the
Iran Sports Federation for the Blind and Visually Impaired (IRISFB), the 8-day
camp will begin on Saturday, April 22nd. It will bring together athletes with a
blind and visually impairment vying for spots on Iran’s national men’s and
women’s teams ahead of Hangzhou Asian Para Games.
The Players’
training sessions and selection process will be led by head coaches Shadi
Paridar and Aliakbar Hodhodi, assisted by coaches Behrouz Moradi and Manijeh
Hadad until 30 April 2023.
Men's invitees:
Hadi Moshirabadi, Amir Rabi,
Majid Bagheri, Mohammadreza Alizadeh, Hamzeh Mosleh Rashtabadi, Alireza
Ghourchibeigi
Women's invitees:
Leila Zarezadeh, Samira Aaghaei,
Malihe Safaei, Fatemeh Rahimi, Atefeh Naghavi, Maryam Rahimzadeh
Iranian VI Chess
players grabbed four gold, six silver and four bronze medals at the Jakarta
2018 Asian Para Games.