6 MAY 19, 2015 Iranian Referee Invited Olympic Council’s to Whistle in Olympics Head Due in Beach Volleyball TEHRAN (MNA) – Olympic Each year 64 guests attend the Council of Asia President Sheikh OCA, 36 of whom are the main Ahmad Al Fahad Al is due members of the Executive Board. in Tehran on May 21 to attend the On the sideline of the 17th edi- 66th OCA Executive Board meet- tion of in Incheon, ing. the President of National According to Secretary Gen- Olympic Committee Kiumars eral of Iran’s National Olympic Hashemi met with Olympic Committee Shahrokh Shahnazi, Council of Asia president to Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sa- exchange views and ideas. bah will also meet with Mah- Hashemi made an offer to host moud Goudarzi, the Iranian Min- the 2015 OCA Executive Board Nader Ansari ister of Sport and Youth Affairs meeting in Iran and OCA ap- TEHRAN (IRNA) – The Asian be participating in 2016 Rio Beach on the same day. proved Iran as 2015 executive Volleyball Confederation has invit- Volleyball Olympics. Heads and secretary generals of board host in an official letter ed the Iranian international referee Iran and have vol- a number of other national olym- issued by Sheikh Ahmad after Nader Ansari to whistle in prelimi- unteered to host the Central Asian pic committees will also arrive the Asian Games. nary round of the beach Olympics competitions of the games, but, volleyball competitions. the Asian Volleyball Confedera- in Tehran on Wednesday, he said. Indonesian capital Jakarta has The preliminary round of the tion has not decided on the mater The OCA Executive Board been officially named as the host Olympics beach volleyball compe- yet. meeting hosted by Iran for the of the next edition of the Asian titions will be held in June, 2015 in Eight Asian teams from four re- first time in its history will take Games, taking place in 2018. It City, hosted by that coun- gions will eventually compete for place on Thursday, May 21 at has been confirmed during the try’s Volleyball Federation. gaining one share in the 2016 Rio Azadi Hotel with 80 foreign Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Two teams from each region will Beach Volleyball Olympics. guests in attendance. Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah General Assembly last month. Persepolis Midfielder Iranian Female Athlete Secures Bronze Gabriel to Miss MOSCOW( IRNA) – Iranian jizavareh won two gold medals at Mali’s Ismael Coulibaly shared onships, which is the 22nd edition sportswoman Kimia Alizadeh won the 2015 World Taekwondo Cham- bronzes. of its kind for men and 15th for Al Hilal Clash the first medal for Iran in the 22nd pionships yesterday. Farzan Ashourzadeh had already women. TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Persepolis edition of the World Taekwondo In the men’s -74 kg category, won a gold medal on day frst of the The seven-day event will feature Brazilian Midfielder Gabriel will miss the crucial match against Al Hi- Championships, in Chelyabinsk, Hajizavareh beat ’s event in the -58 kg category. eight male and eight female weight lal of . , on Sunday. Nikita Rafalovich 9-7 in the final Eight taekwondo players, namely categories, worldtaekwondofedera- Persepolis will entertain two-time Alizadeh defeated her British ri- match and bagged Iran’s second Farzan Ashourzadeh, Abolfazl Yag- tion.net wrote. champion Al Hilal in AFC Champi- val, who was the gold medalist of gold medals in the competitions. houbi, Alireza Nasr Azadani, Me- Some 100 international referees, ons League Round of 16 on Tues- London Olympics to secure her At the medal ceremony, Ha- hdi Khodabakhshi, Masoud Hajiza- including 29 females, officiate at day. bronze medal. jizavareh leapt onto the winner’s vareh, Sajjad Mardani and Omid the Grade-12 championships. The match will be held in Tehran’s Alizadeh will take part in the fi- podium, flashing a wide grin. “I Amidi are representing Iran in the The gold medalists will receive Azadi Stadium. nals on Monday, facing and found it a difficult match and the prestigious competitions. 120 ranking points, while the sil- The Brazilian midfielder also missed Tehran derby against Es- . last seconds were stressful,” he A total of 875 athletes from 136 ver medalists will earn 72 ranking teghlal. points. The bronze medal winners Meanwhile, Iran’s Farzan admitted. countries have submitted their en- “I have a groin strain and I cannot Ashourzadeh and Masoud Ha- Russia’s Albert Gaun and try forms for the biennial champi- will gain 43.2 ranking points. play against Al Hilal. I will reach to Persepolis Brazilian midfielder the second leg,” Gabriel said. Fernando Gabriel Arsenal Make Transfer Offer for Gonzalo Higuain LONDON(FNA) - Arsenal re- new striker to their ranks to pro- side can win the title next season is known as one of the deadliest Barcelona Crowned portedly tabled a transfer offer for vide serious competition for Ol- with one or two quality additions finishers in world football, and is Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain. ivier Giroud, Metro reported. and the Argentine fits the bill. looking for a move away from Na- Spanish La Liga Winners The Gunners are keen to add a Arsene Wenger believes that his The former Real Madrid striker poli this summer. MADRID (Anadolu Agency ) - Barcelona won the Spanish La Liga title for the 23rd time by beating Atletico Madrid, 1-0, with a match to spare Sunday. Catalan giants’ Argentine star forward Lionel Messi scored in the 65th Munich Welcomes the World’s Top Gamers minute enabling Barca to snatch the title at the Vicente Calderon Stadium. Meanwhile, Barcelona’s closest opponents in standings, Real Madrid, MUNICH (FIFA) - There is no questioning Munich’s status as one of the said Kramer, who is a keen FIFA gamer himself. “Most of the partici- won against Espanyol, 4-1; however, this win was not enough for Real world’s great footballing cities. Often described as the northernmost Ital- pants are big football fans too. It’s really fantastic.” Madrid to maintain the title race. ian city, the Bavarian capital is home to the mighty Bayern Munich, who Group A Group B Group C Barcelona won the domestic league for the sixth time in the last 10 celebrated their 25th Bundesliga title just a few weeks ago before falling to Group D years. Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Abdoulaziz Alshehri August Rosenmeier Julien Dassoville Bayern boast no fewer than six reigning FIFA World Cup™ cham- Adam Johnston pions in their ranks: Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Manuel Guiseppe Guastella Stanislav Chakarov Irving Velasquez Ethiopians Steal Neuer, Jerome Boateng, Thomas Muller and Mario Gotze, a list to Ty Walton which can also be added the name of Mats Hummels, who grew up in Dylan Bance Jonathan Seri Arthur Dabilgou Show at Lattelecom Munich and wore the Bayern jersey before joining Borussia Dortmund. Lyes Ould-Ramoul For the next two days, the German city will also be the global capital Simone Canini Subaru Sagano Lasse Baekkelund Riga Marathon of virtual football, with the world’s leading 20 EA SPORTS™ FIFA Aday Sanchez RIGA (Xinhua) -- Haile Bekuma, a distance runner from Ethiopia, won 15 players coming together to contest the 2015 FIFA Interactive World Daniel Butenko Brian Savary Rachid Azzahim the men’s race at the Lattelecom Riga Marathon on Sunday with a new track Cup Grand Final. Hailing from Japan, Burkina Faso, Mexico, France Dean Combes record of two hours, 12 minutes and 28 seconds, organizers said. and the USA, among other countries, the finalists were greeted with The draw was followed by an exhibition match between Kramer and The new Riga Marathon record is also Bekuma’s personal best. He im- clear blue skies and bright sunshine when they arrived in Munich. FIFA Interactive World Cup 2014 champion August Rosenmeier, an in- proved the previous track record, shown last year by Yu Chiba of Japan, The draw triguing duel of champions that marked the official kick-off of the FIWC by one minute and 15 seconds. Latvia’s marathon record holder Valerijs Zolnerovics crossed the finish After enjoying some sightseeing, the gamers arrived at the city-centre 2015 Grand Final. The German international chose Die Mannschaft as line sixth after two hours, 14 minutes and 39 seconds, just six seconds Bayerischer Hof Hotel for the first big event of the competition. Held his team, while his opponent went with Denmark. Rosenmeier took behind his best time. on the seventh floor, the draw revealed the fate of the competitors and an early lead, only for Kramer to equalise in the second half from the Esethu Messerata, also of Ethiopia, was the quickest woman athlete at gave them the chance to plot their potential route to the final. Present- penalty spot and hold on for a creditable draw. the Riga Marathon this year. She finished after two hours, 37 minutes and ing the draw were Kay Murray and Alan McInally, who had help from a Win a signed football shirt three seconds. very special guest in Christoph Kramer, a 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil The FIFA Interactive World Cup Facebook page is also hosting a spe- A 25-year-old participant died while participating in the 10-km satellite winner with Germany. Kramer had the task of drawing the names of the cial competition in which you can win a Germany shirt signed by one race, organizers said on the marathon’s website, expressing their deepest finalists and revealing which groups they went into. of the Brazil 2014 champions! All you have to do to enter is go to the condolences to the runner’s relatives. The first round of the competition comprises four groups of five play- page and tell us who you think will be the next FIFA Interactive World Ilze Buksa, a representative of the ambulance service, said the runner ers, with the top two in each section advancing to the last eight. “It’s a Player of the Year! Get your entry in before the first match kicks off for became sick and collapsed during the race. Paramedics who had been on great thing that console experts can become world champions too,” the FIWC 2015 Grand Final! standby and rushed to his assistance failed to resuscitate him.