Mohammadreza Dehghani and Maryam Mohebbi will represent Iran in the IAAF World Youth Championships.

Mohebbi became the first ever Iranian woman who booked a place in the tournament.

She came first in the 400m event in the Iran Athletic Championships with a time of 56:57 seconds.

Dehghani also booked a place in the competition after finishing first in the country’s championships.

He finished in first place in the 400m event, clocking 48:89 seconds.

IAAF World Youth Championships will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from July 12 to 16.

The 2015 edition of the event held in Cali, Colombia.