Iran’s Kish Island to Host 3rd World Taekwondo Cup
TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Taekwondo practitioners from 21 countries will take part in 3rd World Taekwondo President's Cup Asian Region which is going to be held in Kish, Iran.
According to Iran Taekwondo Federation, athletes from the U.S., South Korea, Jordan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tunisia, China, Russia, Azerbaijan, Syria, Sweden, Iraq, Oman, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Lebanon, Poland, and India have expressed readiness to participate in the event.
3rd WT President's Cup will kick off on February 28 and goes through March 3 at Kish Olympic Sports Complex in the southern Iranian island.
Men and women taekwondokas will compete in senior and junior categories of Kyorugi, Para-Taekwondo.
This is a G2 event where first to third athletes will add 20, 12, and 7.2 points to their Olympics ranking.
And also, Iran’s female kata team will compete with Italy at the final competition of the 2019 Karate1-Premier League to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on February 17.
UAE is hosting 2019 Karate1-Premier League on February 15-17. The competitions are the most important event in the karate world in which 837 karatekas from 86 world countries have participated.
Iranian men and women have taken part in two sections of kata and kumite.
The more the karatekas earn points at the UAE world karate championships, the more qualified they will be for the Olympic.
According to Iran Taekwondo Federation, athletes from the U.S., South Korea, Jordan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tunisia, China, Russia, Azerbaijan, Syria, Sweden, Iraq, Oman, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Lebanon, Poland, and India have expressed readiness to participate in the event.
3rd WT President's Cup will kick off on February 28 and goes through March 3 at Kish Olympic Sports Complex in the southern Iranian island.
Men and women taekwondokas will compete in senior and junior categories of Kyorugi, Para-Taekwondo.
This is a G2 event where first to third athletes will add 20, 12, and 7.2 points to their Olympics ranking.
And also, Iran’s female kata team will compete with Italy at the final competition of the 2019 Karate1-Premier League to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on February 17.
UAE is hosting 2019 Karate1-Premier League on February 15-17. The competitions are the most important event in the karate world in which 837 karatekas from 86 world countries have participated.
Iranian men and women have taken part in two sections of kata and kumite.
The more the karatekas earn points at the UAE world karate championships, the more qualified they will be for the Olympic.