TEHRAN - Iranian sports shooters will participate in the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan from August 15 to September 25.
 Iran to send 32 athletes to the event, as 733 shooters in 27 teams from 28 countries in rifle, pistol and flying target (trap and skeet) disciplines will be in three age categories: juniors, youth and adults.
Our country’s shooting convoy will participate in this event in all three age categories. Our country’s representatives will leave for the competition on Thursday, August 14.
The Iran’s squad are as follows:
Adult rifle: Amir Muhammad Nekounam, Pouria Norouzian, Hadi Gharbaghi, Sharmine Chehel Amirani, Fatemeh Amini and Najmeh Khedmati
Youth rifle: Saina Teymouri, Yalda Soleimani and Darin Darabi
Youth rifle: Nazanin Zeinab Abdollahi and Muhammad Mehdi Tahmasebi
Adult pistol: Hanieh Rostamian, Golnush Sabbatollahi, Samieh Yassi, Vahid Golkhandan, Javad Foroughi and Amir Joharikho
Youth pistol: Parimah Amiri, Donya Arshadnia, Tara Abbaszadeh, Muhammad Reza Ahmadi, Amir Hussein Gohari and Muhammad Mehdi Choubin
Adult skate: Saideh Fathi, Ali Dosti and Amir Muhammad Dadgar
Adult trap: Muhammad Beiranvand, Esmaeil Bagheri, Amir Hussein Aghazadeh and Marzieh Parvareshnia
Youth trap: Amir Muhammadnia
Youth trap: Shayan Forudi