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Zahra Nemati
Zahra Nemati (, born 30 April 1985) is an Iranian Paralympic and Olympic archer. She originally competed in taekwondo before she was paralyzed in a car accident. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics she won two medals, an individual gold and team bronze. She has qualified to compete at both the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She was the flag bearer at the 2016 Olympics and the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo where she shared the honour with thrower Nourmohammad Arekhi. Personal life Nemati was born in Kerman, Iran. In 2003, she was injured in a car accident, leaving her with spinal injuries and paralysis of both legs. Sports career Prior to her injuries, Nemati had been a Black belt (martial arts), black belt in taekwondo. She took up archery in 2006 and within six months finished third in the National Championships, competing against able bodied athletes. In para-archery events she competes in the Para-archery classification, W2 classification. Nema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9.8 million in the city as of 2025, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the List of largest cities of Iran, most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, the Largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East, second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th most populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including, Karaj, Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Tehran province, Shahriar, Qods, Iran, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Tehran, Golestan, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh and Fardis. In the classical antiquity, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages (now Ray, Iran, Ray), a prominent Medes, Median city almost entirely des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 2018 Asian Para Games
Archery at the 2018 Asian Para Games was held in Jakarta between 10 and 11 October 2018. Medal table Medals (2010-2018) Medalists Men Women Mixed See also * Archery at the 2017 ASEAN Para Games *Archery at the 2018 Asian Games Archery at the 2018 Asian Games was held between 21 and 28 August 2018 at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Gelora Bung Karno Archery Field in Jakarta, Indonesia, and consisted of eight events. Schedule Medalists Recurve Compound ... References External links Archery - Asian Para Games 2018RESULT SYSTEM - ASIAN PARA GAMES JAKARTA 2018Result Book {{Events at the 2018 Asian Para Games Events at the 2018 Asian Para Games 2018 in archery Archery at the Asian Para Games Archery competitions in Indonesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran At The 2012 Summer Paralympics
Iran competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Competitors Medalists Archery Men , - , align=left, Amin Alikhani Nezhad , align=left, Individual recurve standing , 588 , 18 , L 2–6 , colspan=5, did not advance , - , align=left, Ebrahim Ranjbar , align=left rowspan=2, Individual recurve W1/W2 , 648 , 2 , , W 7–1 , W 7–1 , L 5–6 , L 3–7 , 4 , - , align=left, Roham Shahabipour , 603 , 7 , , W 6–0 , L 1–7 , colspan=3, did not advance , - , align=left, Amin Alikhani Nezhad Ebrahim Ranjbar Roham Shahabipour , align=left, Team recurve open , 1839 , 4 , , , L 192–201 , colspan=3, did not advance Women , - , align=left, Razieh Shir Mohammadi , align=left rowspan=2, Individual recurve standing , 552 , 5 , , L 2–6 , colspan=4, did not advance , - , align=left, Zahra Javanmard , 481 , 15 , L 0–6 , colspan=5, did not advance , - , align=left, Zahra Nemati , align=left, Individual recurv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para-archery Classification
Para-archery classification is the classification system for para-archery used to create a level playing field for archers with a different range of disabilities. Governance in the sport is through the International Archery Federation. Early classification systems for the sport were created during the 1940s and based on medical classification. This has subsequently changed to a functional mobility classification with the exception of blind archery. Definition and participation Para-archery classification at the Paralympic Games is the basis for determining who can compete in the sport, and within which class. It is used for the purposes of establishing fair competition. Entry is eligible to male and female athletes with a physical disability. The blind classifications are based on medical classification, no functional classification. People with cerebral palsy are eligible to compete in archery. The Cerebral Palsy-International Sports and Recreation Association (CP-ISRA) classe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Belt (martial Arts)
In Modern history of East Asian martial arts, East Asian martial arts, the black belt is associated with expertise, but may indicate only competence, depending on the martial art. The use of colored belts is a relatively recent invention dating from the 1880s. Origin The systematic use of belt colour to denote rank was first used in Japan by Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo in the 1880s. Previously, Japanese martial arts, Japanese Koryu instructors tended to provide rank certificates only. Initially the wide obi was used. As practitioners trained in a kimono, only white belt, white and black obi were used. This kind of ranking is less common in arts that do not claim a far Eastern origin, though it is used in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Relative rank Rank and belts are not equivalent between arts, styles, or even within some organisations. In some arts, a black belt may be awarded in three years or even less, while in others it takes dedicated training of ten years or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Archery Federation
World Archery (WA, formerly ''Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc'' (FITA)) is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee. History FITA was founded on 4 September 1931 in Lwow, Poland (today Lviv, Ukraine). Its seven founding member states were France, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Poland, the United States, Hungary, and Italy. The aim of the organization was to create regular archery championships, and to return archery to the Olympic Games (the sport had not been featured since 1920). FITA was finally successful in returning archery to the Olympic program in the 1972 Summer Olympics. To celebrate the organization's 80th anniversary in July 2011, a large majority of the FITA Congress voted to change the name from FITA to the World Archery or WA. In March 2022, in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kosovo, South Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Refugee Olympic Team. With 306 sets of medals, the Games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In addition to its five tenets of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit, the sport requires three physical skills: ''poomsae'' (, Form), ''kyorugi'' (, Sparring) and ''gyeokpa'' (, Breaking Technique). Poomsae are patterns that demonstrate a range of kicking, punching and blocking techniques, kyorugi involves the kind of sparring seen in the Olympics, and gyeokpa is the art of breaking wooden boards. Taekwondo also sometimes involves the use of weapons such as swords and nunchucks (nunchaku). Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform known as a . Taekwondo is a combat sport which was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate and Chinese martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Para-archery Championships
The 2013 World Para-archery Championships were the 12th edition of the World Para Archery Championships. The event took place in Thailand between November 1-7. Medal table Medalists Individual events Team events References {{reflist World Championship World Archery World Archery (WA, formerly ''Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc'' (FITA)) is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, a ... A World Para Archery Championship International archery competitions hosted by Thailand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation. The first competition held under that title took place in 1931. Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the title World Championships is commonly reserved for the following three events: # Outdoor World Championships in target Archery # Indoor World Championships in target Archery # World Championships in field Archery. Of these, the Outdoor World Championships in target Archery is most commonly referred to as simply the 'World Archery Championships', and the winners most commonly referred to as simply "world champions". Events in those outdoor championships are held involving fixed targets at set distances, using a variety of bows, the recurve bow from 1931 and the compound bow since 1995. Although less widely recognised, World Championship events are also held in Youth archery (outdoor only - field and indoor youth events are held alongside the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 2010 Asian Para Games
Archery at the 2010 Asian Para Games were held in Aoti Archery Range from December 13 to December 17. There were 9 gold medals in this sport. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Results Men Individual compound open =Ranking round= December 13 =Knockout round= Individual compound W1 =Ranking round= December 13 =Final= Individual recurve standing =Ranking round= December 13 =Knockout round= Individual recurve W1/W2 =Ranking round= December 13 =Knockout round= Team recurve open =Ranking round= December 13 =Knockout round= Women Individual compound open =Ranking round= December 13 =Knockout round= Individual recurve standing =Ranking round= December 13 =Knockout round= Individual recurve W1/W2 =Ranking round= December 13 =Knockout round= Team recurve open =Ranking round= December 13 =Knockout round= See also Asian Para Games - Archery{{EventsAt2010AsianParaGames Asian Para Games Asian Games Events at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
