In an interview with IRNA on Sunday, Saeed Norouzi Ajam said: “The Asian Open with the participation of representatives from 11 Asian countries has started today in Tehran. They are from Semnan.
He added: The competitions are held in the adult age category, in which Saeedeh Nasiri and Ghazal Soltani are the representatives of the province. Soltani has already won the gold medal in the Fajr Cup international competitions.
Nowruz Ajam continued: The Asian freestyle competitions in the men’s section will start tomorrow with the presence of Ahmad Akhlaghi, the international referee of the province, and Hadi Khaleghian, a taekwondo fighter from Semnan, and will continue for 2 days.
The head of the Taekwondo delegation of Semnan province stated: Majid Molaei, Ahmadakhlaghi, Mohadeseh Parnikh and Razieh Aghajanpour are the four international referees of the province.
Nowruz Ajam stated: Taekwondo is very popular in Semnan province and professional athletes are working.
About three thousand taekwondo practitioners are active in Semnan province.
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