Kaveh Mehrabi
Encyclopedia
Kaveh Mehrabi is a professional Iran
ian badminton
player. He was born in Tehran
.
On April 10, 2003 Mehrabi moved to Copenhagen
, Denmark
to become the first Iran
ian professional badminton player and practice at the International Badminton Academy.
Mehrabi participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Kaveh Mehrabi is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of more than 50 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport
, a Monaco
-based international organization.
.
Kaveh Mehrabi is the Athletes' Commission Chairman and a Council member of the Badminton World Federation.
South Africa Int. 2007 and 2010
Second place:
Uganda Int. 2011 - Fiji Int. 2011 - Puerto Rico Int. 2008 – Algeria Int. 2007 - South Africa Int. 2005
Third place:
Kenya Int. 2011 - Brazil Int. 2007 – Nigeria Int. 2007 – Puerto Rico Int. 2009 – South Africa Int. 2006 – Iran Int. 2007 – 2006 – Estonia Int. 2004
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player. He was born in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
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On April 10, 2003 Mehrabi moved to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
to become the first Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian professional badminton player and practice at the International Badminton Academy.
Mehrabi participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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Kaveh Mehrabi is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of more than 50 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport
Peace and Sport
Peace and Sport, "L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport” is a neutral and apolitical international initiative based in the Principality of Monaco and placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco....
, a Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
-based international organization.
Career
Mehrabi has participated at six BWF World Championships already. He has represented Iran at all of the World Championships since 2005. Mehrabi is the only Iranian that has qualified for the 2011 BWF World Championship, which is one of the key qualification tournaments for the 2012 London Olympic GamesBadminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be contested between 25 July and 5 August. The competitions will take place at Wembley Arena in London in front of approximately 6,000 spectators....
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Kaveh Mehrabi is the Athletes' Commission Chairman and a Council member of the Badminton World Federation.
Results
Winner:South Africa Int. 2007 and 2010
Second place:
Uganda Int. 2011 - Fiji Int. 2011 - Puerto Rico Int. 2008 – Algeria Int. 2007 - South Africa Int. 2005
Third place:
Kenya Int. 2011 - Brazil Int. 2007 – Nigeria Int. 2007 – Puerto Rico Int. 2009 – South Africa Int. 2006 – Iran Int. 2007 – 2006 – Estonia Int. 2004