Nine Iranian Athletes to Compete at Karate 1-Premier League Salzburg
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has sent nine karatekas to Austria for third stop of the season of Karate 1-Premier League.
The competition will be held in Salzburg from February 28 to March 01. The participants aim at earning the points at stake to take the top positions in Karate’s Olympic standings.
Sara Bahmanyar (female kumite -50kg), Taravat Khaksar (female Kumite -55kg), Rozita Alipour (female Kumite -61kg), Hamideh Abbasali (female Kumite +68kg), Fatemeh Sadeghi (female kata), Bahman Askari (male Kumite −75 kg), Ali Asghar Asiabari (male kumite -75kg), Zabihollah Poorshab (male kumite -84kg) and Sajjad Ganjzadeh (male kumite +84kg) will represent Iran in the competition.
The first Karate athletes will win the qualification for Tokyo 2020 on April 6, 2020. The top four-ranked karatekas in each one of the Olympic categories will earn the ticket to the Olympic Games. As the anticipated date nears, the competitiors travel to Salzburg to make their Olympic dreams come true.
Over 600 competitors from 88 countries are registered to compete at the 2020 Karate 1-Premier League Salzburg. This tally represents a considerable increase with the previous event since 513 competitors from 79 countries took part in the Karate 1-Premier League Dubai.
The tournament starts on Friday and the finals are scheduled on Sunday, March 1.
The competition will be held in Salzburg from February 28 to March 01. The participants aim at earning the points at stake to take the top positions in Karate’s Olympic standings.
Sara Bahmanyar (female kumite -50kg), Taravat Khaksar (female Kumite -55kg), Rozita Alipour (female Kumite -61kg), Hamideh Abbasali (female Kumite +68kg), Fatemeh Sadeghi (female kata), Bahman Askari (male Kumite −75 kg), Ali Asghar Asiabari (male kumite -75kg), Zabihollah Poorshab (male kumite -84kg) and Sajjad Ganjzadeh (male kumite +84kg) will represent Iran in the competition.
The first Karate athletes will win the qualification for Tokyo 2020 on April 6, 2020. The top four-ranked karatekas in each one of the Olympic categories will earn the ticket to the Olympic Games. As the anticipated date nears, the competitiors travel to Salzburg to make their Olympic dreams come true.
Over 600 competitors from 88 countries are registered to compete at the 2020 Karate 1-Premier League Salzburg. This tally represents a considerable increase with the previous event since 513 competitors from 79 countries took part in the Karate 1-Premier League Dubai.
The tournament starts on Friday and the finals are scheduled on Sunday, March 1.