Iranian Referee Shahmiri to Officiate at Tokyo 2020


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Farhad Shahmiri has been chosen to officiate at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

The 54-year-old official has already whistled in the previous two Olympics in London and Rio de Janeiro.

The volleyball tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be played between 25 July and 9 August.

A total of 24 volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball teams will participate in the tournament.

The indoor volleyball competition will take place at Ariake Arena in Ariake, and the beach volleyball tournament will be held at Shiokaze Park, in the temporary Shiokaze Park Stadium.