Announcing this, Iranian Olympic Committee’s secretary general Ali Kafashian said,” Iran will take part in the First Asian Beach Games with about 100 athletes. We are going to participate in the tournament in nine event, namely soccer, volleyball, handball, sepaktawkra, jet ski, bodybuilding, sailing, marathone swimming, and triathlon.
A number of 10,000 athletes and officials from 45 countries and regions, including China, Iran, South Korea, Japan, and Jourdan, are expected to compete in 17 sports.
The Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event held every two years.
The next ASIAN Games is to be held in 2010 in Oman, then in 2012 in China, in 2014 in the Philippines, and in 2016 in Thailand.
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