Iranian archers bound for Turkey

May 24, 2008 - 0:0

TEHRAN -- Iranian archers will take part in the third leg of the Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, from May 27 to 31.

The eight-man team will fly on Saturday morning to Turkey.
Mostafa Habibian, Ali-Reza Hagh-Shenas, Mehdi Hor and Ali Ganj-Ali are scheduled to participate in recurve and Mohammad-Reza Hakimi-Nia, Reza Zamaninejad, Majid Ahmadi and Ali Chit-Saz are to compete in the compound event.
According to the Turkish media, 350 archers from 50 countries are expected to compete in the event at the third leg at Antalya Archery facilities.
The first two legs of the Archery World Cup were held in the Dominican Republic and Croatia, respectively. The final leg will be held in France