Friday , 26 April 2024

Iranian Women: Zahra Inche Dargahi elected as Iran’s Gymnastic Federation president

PayvandNews – Zahra Inche Dargahi was elected as the President of the Iran’s Gymnastic Federation.  Inche Dargahi received 24 votes (out of 44) in the presidential elections held at the Iran’s Academy Olympic on Monday.


Zahra Inche Dargahi

Shervin Asbaghian and Habib Nozohouri came second and third with 12 and 4 votes respectively.

Reza Mohammad Kazemi also received 4 votes.

Inche Dargahi has been elected for a four-year term till 2021.

“First of all, I would like to thanks all those who voted for me in the election. I am very proud to have been elected as the new president of Iran’s Gymnastic Federation,” Inche Dargahi said.

“I will do my best to rebuild gymnastic in our country. Also, the Iranian women have no problem to participate in the gymnastic sport wearing a hijab,” she added.

… Payvand News – 07/10/17 … —

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