Perfect 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships will kick off on February 28 in Kuala Lumpur in Men’s and Women’s sections.
The Iranian outfit to take part in the event consists of five male and four female athletes who have left Tehran for Malaysia.
Noshad and Nima Alamian, Afshin Norouzi, Pouria Omrani and Mohammad Reza Akhlagh Pasand form Iranian Men’s national team while Neda Shasavari, Mahjubeh Omrani, Maryam Samet and Ghazaleh Molatalab will represent Women’s national team of the country.
On the basis of the draw, Iranian boys will play against Thailand, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada and Brazil in the preliminary stage of the tournament.
Meanwhile, women tennis players will meet rivals from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Philippines as well as Venezuela.
Iranian men’s and women’s national teams are scheduled to face Thailand and Pakistan on Sunday, respectively.
The Perfect World Team Championships commences in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur on Sunday 28th February and will wrap up on May 06.
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