Iran’s Zahra Nemati Nominated for September’s Athlete of the Month
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian para-archer Zahra Nemati has been nominated for the Allianz Athlete of the Month for September.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed the shortlist for the award, and the public can now vote for the winner on www.paralympic.org.
The Iranian recurve archer united the Paralympic and world titles with another world title at the Beijing 2017 World Archery Para Championships. Nemati also won Worlds bronze in the mixed team open with Pouya Jalipour.
Other nominees are Erik Horrie (Australian, rowing), Justas Pazarauskas (Lithuanian, goalball), Jetze Plat (Dutch, cycling and triathlon) and Birgit Skarstein (Norwegian, rowing).
