Nahid Kiani and Javad Foroughi, the World Champion of Women’s Taekwondo and Tokyo 2020 Shooting Gold Medalist, respectively; will be the Iranian flag-bearers in Hangzhou Asian Games as per the decision of NOC Executive Board.
Iran NOC; Tehran: Dr. Seyed Manaf
Hashemi, Iranian Chef de Mission at the Hangzhou Asian Games, announced after
the meeting of the NOC Executive Board meeting: “at the suggestion of the NOC President
and after the approval of the Executive Board members, Javad Foroughi (Shooting)
and Nahid Kiani (Taekwondo) will be the flag bearers of the delegation. The
International Olympic Committee has approved as of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic
Games, in line with gender equity, countries will have one male and one female
flag bearer at the opening ceremony of each game.