Mon / 28 December 2020 / 14:09
Category: Sports
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FIFA invites Iranian female supervisor to attend Tokyo 2020

Tehran (ISNA) - International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in a letter officially invited Paria Shahriari, Iranian supervisor for international football, futsal and beach soccer competitions to attend 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a supervisor for football competitions.

The 2020 Summer Olympics known as Tokyo 2020 is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Originally due to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the event was postponed in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before COVID-19 pandemic, Paria Shahriari was invited to Tokyo 2020 and with revealing the new date for the competitions it is the second time that FIFA has invited Paria Shahriari to attend the event.

This is the first time that an Iranian supervisor has been invited to host the Olympic football tournament.

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Translated and edited by Sepideh Hashemi

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