Iranian Karate Team Wins Int'l Competitions in Orumieh
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6 AUGUST 23, 2015 Ghotbi Accepts Position Iranian Karate Team as Curacao National Wins Int’l Competitions Team Assistant striker Kluivert and agreed on a contract for just the two CONCA- CAF home and away qualifiers in Orumieh against El Salvador next month. ORUMIEH (IRNA) – Iranian Na- “He (Kluivert) is a fantastic guy tional Karate Team won the interna- and a global star, upcoming young coach. I will do my best to support tional karate competitions at differ- him. Nobody expects this team to ent levels. do well, so it would be a Cinderella The Iranian karate athletes won story,” Ghotbi told Kyodo News. 15 gold medals, 17 silver med- “Most players are from Europe, als and 19 silver medals in the and the quality of the players competitions. are higher than most people ex- The 11th International peace Afshin Ghotbi pect. I think Curacao has a bigger and friendship karate competi- TOKYO (Persian League) - For- chance than most people think. tions started in Orumieh on Au- mer Shimizu S-Pulse manager Af- The federation wanted to bring gust 20. shin Ghotbi on Friday revealed he in more experience and profes- A sum of 300 athletes and 200 will work as an assistant to Curacao sionalism to elevate the players’ staff workers from France, Azerbai- national team coach Patrick Kluivert confidence. for the team’s upcoming third-round “For me, it was the first time jan Republic, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghan- qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. coming back to the CONCACAF istan, France and Iran attended the The 51-year-old Ghotbi, who area, so that was a motivation too,” Iranian National Karate Team won the international karate competitions at different levels competitions. parted company with S-Pulse, last added Ghotbi, who formerly man- July, said he had responded to a aged the Iranian national team and National Taekwondo Team on Camping request from former Netherlands is an American citizen. TEHRAN (MNA) – The train- by Abolfazl Yaghoubi and Farzan Rasoul Khatibi Quits ing sessions of Iran’s national tae- Ashourzadeh respectively. Now, kwondo team started this morn- after a short break, they are tak- Siahjamegan Job ing at the Taekwondo Federation ing up their morning and after- Training Center. noon training sessions under the The second round of qualifier supervision of Bijan Moghanloo competitions for 2016 Olym- (head coach) and Mehdi Bibak pic Games will be hosted by and Mehrdad Yousefi (coaches). the Sampson city of Turkey and Iran’s couch has announced that, Iran’s national Taekwondo team Mohammad Kazemi, Armin Had- started its training sessions today ipour, Farzan Ashourzadeh, Abol- morning to prepare for these com- fazl Yaghoubi, Behnam Asbaghi, petitions. Alireza Nasrazadani, Farzad Zol- At the opening stage of the 2015 ghadri, Masoud Hajizavareh, Me- World Taekwondo Grand Prix hdi Khodabakhshi, Omid Amidi Series last week, Iran’s team con- and Sajjad Mardani are the select- sisting of four fighters won a gold ed Taekwondo athletes present in medal and a bronze obtained National Taekwondo team on camping Iran’s national team camp. Rasoul Khatibi TEHRAN(Persian League)- “The team will continue under Former Tractor Sazi coach Rasoul our Sporting Director Saeed Ra- Dutch Squad to Face Turkey Includes Khatibi has left the Siahjamae- mezani who also has an AFC A gan bench after just four weeks in License. Van Persie, Sneijder charge due to personal issues on After week 5 of the Iran Pro ANKARA (Hurriyet Daily) - The erlands. as follows: Marco van Ginkel (Stoke City), Friday. League we will have an internation- Netherlands national football team The Netherlands will host Iceland Goalkeepers: Jasper Cillessen Georginio Wijnaldum, Vurnon “After the game against Naft, al break which we have enough time squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 quali- at Amsterdam Arena on Sept. 3 and (Ajax), Jeroen Zoet (PSV), Tim Anita (Newcastle United), Nigel de Khatibi told me that he can’t con- to choose our new head coach,” Ab- fiers against Iceland and Turkey in play away against Turkey in the Krul (Newcastle United) and Ken- Jong (AC Milan), Davy Klaassen tinue as the head coach due to fam- basi added. September was announced by the central province of Konya on Sept. neth Vermeer (Feyenoord) (Ajax), Wesley Sneijder (Galatasa- ily issues but I told him I want him Under the tutelage of Rasoul to stay until the end of the season. Khatibi Siahjamegan earned just team’s newly appointed manager 6. Defenders: Daley Blind (Man- ray) He refused to stay and finally quit,” one win out of four games. Their Danny Blind on Aug. 21. They are in third place with 10 chester United), Virgil van Dijk Forwards: Memphis Depay Siahjamegan president Mohammad only win was at home against Naft Blind has called on Galatasaray points in the Euro 2016 qualifying (Celtic), Jeffrey Bruma (PSV), Joel (Manchester United), Bas Dost Reza Abbasi told ISNA. in week 3. attacking midfielder Wesley Snei- Group A. They won three matches, Veltman, Jairo Riedewald, Kenny (Wolfsburg), Klaas-Jan Hunt- jder and Fenerbahçe’s new signing lost two and drew one match out of Tete (Ajax), Terence Kongolo elaar (Schalke 04), Arjen Robben from Manchester United, forward six. (Feyenoord), Bruno Martins Indi (Bayern Munich), Quincy Promes Robin van Persie. Turkey are in the fourth spot with (Porto), Paul Verhaegh (Augsburg), (Spartak Moscow), Jeremain Lens Mexico Children Baseball Ajax defender Jairo Riedewald 8 points as they won two games, Gregory van der Wiel (Paris Saint- (Sunderland), Luuk de Jong, Lu- and right-back Kenny Tete are set drew two and lost two matches. Germain), Stefan de Vrij (Lazio) ciano Narsingh (PSV), Robin van Team Participates in Little to make their debuts for the Neth- Netherlands provisional squad is Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay, Persie (Fenerbahçe) League World Series MEXICO CITY (Xinhua) -- IMSS Mexicali children baseball team, who World Athletics Championships represents Mexico, played its first game at the 2015 Little League Baseball World Series, an annual baseball tournament for children aged 11 to 13 years old, currently held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, local Open in Beijing media reported Friday. BEIJING (Xinhua) -- The 15th charm of athletics. In the next few friends!” and also looking forward to break- The Mexican team defeated 1-0 Canada’s White Rock South Surrey in World Athletics Championships days, Beijing will come to the spot- The world championships are the throughs in the men’s high jump the game played on Friday afternoon at Volunteer Stadium. This is the fourth time IMSS Mexicali team represents Mexico in Little opened on Saturday with around light and the elite event will help first world-class event held in Bei- and long jump. League World Series. 2,000 athletes from around the world demonstrate the Chinese people’s jing after the Chinese capital won In a speech at the opening cer- The team from Mexico’s northwestern city of Mexicali participated in taking part in. love for athletics once again,” said the right to host the 2022 Winter emony, IAAF President Diack said the 2005, 2007 and 2011 editions. Also, the team has won four times Chinese President Xi Jinping de- Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun, also Olympics with adjacent Zhangji- he believes China has what it takes Mexico’s national series and has been runner-up in the Latin American clared the worlds open at a ceremo- chairman of the organizing com- akou of Hebei Province. to become an athletics powerhouse. Championship. ny held in Beijing’s iconic “Bird’s mittee. Beijing hopes to impress the Earlier on Saturday, Ghirmay The team is led by Joel “Bimbo” Armenta, Javier Mendezand Gil Lo- Nest” National Stadium. After the flags parade of the IAAF world again with successful host- Ghebreselassie from Eritrea pez. They expect to reach finals of International Group, such as it did in Among those present at the cer- member associations, there was a ing of the athletics worlds which stunned a strong field of East Afri- 2011. emony are International Olympic brief but intriguing art performance will run through to Aug. 30. can stars to win the men’s marathon On Thursday, the opening ceremony of the tournament was canceled Committee (IOC) President Thom- at the ceremony, a brilliant combi- China sent a 81-strong team to the gold. due to the heavy rains, as well as the first scheduled games, which were as Bach and outgoing International nation of music, dance and cultural championships and will compete in It was Eritrea’s first-ever world held on Friday. Mexico’s next rival will be the winner of the game between Asia-Pacific Association of Athletics Federation extravaganza. 34 out of 47 events. championships gold and the and Japan. The game will be held next Sunday. (IAAF) President Lamine Diack. The show reached the climax The Chinese athletes are expect- 19-year-old Ghebreselassie became The international teams participating in Little Leagues World Series in- “During the 2008 Beijing Olym- when all the performers shouted ing medals from the race walking the youngest ever world marathon clude one team each from Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe-Africa, Latin pics, the Chinese people felt the “Welcome to Beijing, my dear and the women’s throwing events champion. America, Australia, Caribbean, Japan and Mexico..