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News ID: 50378
Publish Date : 23 February 2018 - 21:52

Zahra Nemati Shortlisted for International Women's Day Award

TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iranian para archer Zahra Nemati has been nominated for the 2018 International Women’s Day Recognition Award.

The winner will be announced on International Women’s Day on 8 March, exactly one day before the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony.
Esther Vergeer (NED), Dr. Hayat Khattab (EGY), Mina Mojtahedi (FIN) and Sarah Storey (GBR) have been also shortlisted for this award.  
"Zahra Nemati changed the view of women in Iranian society with her archery achievements that include two Paralympic titles and three world titles, most recently from the 2017 World Championships in Beijing, China. She was the first Iranian women to win a Paralympic or Olympic medal. As a pioneer and role model, the influence she exerted over Iranian women during the past years has been substantial,” Paralympic.org wrote.
Meanqwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi congratulated Zahra Nemati on winning the World Archery 2017 Athlete of the Year award.
Qassemi said that Nemati has achieved a big success by winning the gold medal.
The United Nations International Women’s Day takes place annually and sees organizations, groups and individuals marking the day with special events to raise awareness of the role of women in society.
*************Para-archer Zahra Nemati had been nominated at the category of para women archers by the international governing body the World Archery Organization and was named the 2017 world archery athlete.