Iran’s Shahrian receives IAPESGW prize

June 13, 2017 - 9:57

TEHRAN – Robab Shahrian, the first vice-president of the National Olympics Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran, received an appreciation plaque from the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women (IAPESGW) on Sunday.

The event was held in the Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida, and Shahrian received her prize for developing women’s sports both in national and international levels, Mehr news agency reported.

The member of Asia’s Women and Sports Commission made special efforts for developing women’s sports which resulted in increasing the number of Iranian women’s medals in different fields and the first Iranian women’s Olympics gold medal of Kimia Alizadeh in Taekwondo.

IAPESGW is an organization with a primary aim to support and bring together like-minded professionals from around the world who are working in the fields of physical education, dance and sport.

Founded in 1949, it now has members in every continent of the world, in over 40 countries.

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