Iran’s Boxer Mousavi Secures Ticket to Tokyo Olympics
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shahin Mousavi from Iran earned a place in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday.
The boxer beat his Mongolian rival Byamba Erdene Otgonbaatar in the Men’s 75kg weight class.
Earlier in the day, another Iranian boxer Danial Shahbakhsh booked his place in the 57kg class in the prestigious event.
Iran has sent eight boxers to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing qualifiers in Amman, capital of Jordan but just two boxers could secure their places at the Olympics.
The event was initially due to take place in the Chinese city of Wuhan, but was relocated to Amman, Jordan due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Thirty-five countries and 221 boxers are competing at the event, with 41 men's and 22 women's berths up for grabs at the Olympics.