Iran NPC,
Tehran– The first national training and selecting camp for the
para swimmers with intellectual disabilities has officially launched today, with 50 swimmers invited to participate. The camp is part of
preparations for the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai and will run from
April 28 to May 1 in the city of Qom.
The invited
athletes are:
Sadra
Mahdizadeh, Kasra Mahdizadeh, Arman Abbasi, Mahyar Gholinami, Hesam
Sharifzadeh, Ali Jamshidi-Moghadam, Shahoo Mohammadi, Amir-Hossein Bagheri,
Amir-Hossein Ghaffari, Mahyar Pilehvar, Abolfazl Morghi, Amir-Hossein Sarzehi,
Abolfazl Norouzi, Matin Fereydounpour, Shayan Saghaei, Pouya Ghanbarian, Sepehr
Haghshenas, Mahdi Shanbehnejad, Abbas Navaei, Mohammad-Javad Naseri, Amir-Hossein
Naseri, Abdolraouf Naseri, Mousa Kalati, Parsa Azzi, Armin Asadzadeh, Seyed
Mahdi Peyghambarzadeh, Mahan Aslnejad, Amir Nahavandian, Mohammad-Amin Sehat,
Kakeh Jani, Mohammad-Reza Javadzadeh, Mohammad Safat, Amir Tabibian, Saman
Moradian, Abolfazl Khalilian, Amir-Hossein Hamidi, Milad Nazari, Mohammad-Reza
Rousta, Mostafa Rahimian, Mostafa Mir, Mahdi Bostan, Milad Zargarian, Mahdi
Kamizi, Amir-Saleh Ghaderi-Moghadam, Payam Yarollahi, Mohammad-Bagher
Azarnakami, Reza Fattahi, Amir-Hossein Motamedi, Ali Sa’adat, and Arshia Zarei.
The training
sessions are being held under the supervision of the head coach Hamid
Hassani-Sa'adi, with national coaches Hajir Amani, Mohsen Mazouji, Mohammad
Ghasemi, Amir-Hossein Shahbazi, and Ahmad Malekpour. Additionally, Alireza
Izadi is accompanying the team as the talent scout.
The fifth
edition of the Asian Youth Para Games will take place in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates, from December 7 to 14, 2025.