Publish Date: 5 July 2016 - 09:28

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Sprinters in men’s 100m and 400m of Kazakhstan Track and Field Tournament have secured place in the final round.

In men’s 100m, Reza Ghasemi and Ali Khadivar clocked 10.29 and 10.50 seconds respectively in road to final. In 400m, Sajjad Hashemi managed to cross the finish line in 48.00 seconds which qualified him also for final round.

Kazakhstan Track and Field Tournament opened on Monday in Almaty Stadium and will be active for two days. Representatives of Kazanov Tournament had been invited by Kazakhstan Track and Field Federation.

Iran’s delegation includes Mohammad Samimi, Mohammad Arzandeh, Sobhan Taherkhani, Reza Ghasemi, Ali Khadivar, Sajjad Hashemi, Mostafa Ebrahimi, Keivan Ghanbarzadeh, and Mohamamd Hossein Vazifehdoust as athletes and Igor Vasilyevich Paklin and Hamed Ahmadpour as coaches. The event provides an opportunity for athletes to secure a place in Rio 2016 Olympics as well.

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