2024-01-07T08:14:22+00:00
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/ The Iraqi Athletics Federation announced on Sunday that the national team will participate in the Asian Indoor Championships scheduled to be held in Iran next February.
Executive Director of Athletics, Zaidoun Jawad, told Agency, “The championship will be held in the Iranian capital, Tehran, for the period from 12-17 next February, with the participation of Asian teams.”
He added, “The federation will hold tests today for the male and female qualifiers in the capital, Baghdad, in order to choose the first winners to represent the Iraqi national team in the Asian Futsal Championship for both genders.”
He pointed out that “the federation will hold a training camp for the national team for three weeks in Iran before the start of the continental competitions, which will continue until the start of the tournament.”
Jawad stated, “The choice of the Iranian capital, Tehran, to hold the training camp for our national team came in order for the male and female players to adapt to the atmosphere of the capital, Tehran, and to be prepared to compete in Asian competitions.”
The Iraqi athletics team won two bronze medals in the Asian Junior Championships, which was held in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, recently, with runner Mustafa Mohsen Hizam winning the 2,000-meter steeplechase, and runner Zain al-Abidin Mukhles winning the bronze medal in the 3,000-meter race.