Zanjan Hosting Int’l Fajr Badminton Cup

The 27th International Fajr Badminton Cup begins on Monday in Zanjan with 15 countries attending the games.

Teams from Germany, Turkey, India, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Jordan, Iraq, Myanmar, Australia, Malaysia, Portugal, Mexico, Syria and Moldavia are attending, IRNA reported.

Badminton Asia’s coach and development officer Muhammad Andy from Indonesia will be present and Chinese umpire Zheng Sanliang will be the head referee in judging the games.

In the women’s category, 25 women from Iranian provinces have been training for the annual event.

In the men’s category, 12 national players along with six foreign athletes had been practicing.

Being an open event, the tournament has no age restrictions and players of all age groups can participate.

The games will be held in single and double categories for both men and women.