Ali Pakdaman, the Iranian Fencing Champion and gold medalist of World Fencing Championship was selected as the representative of Iran in the torch-bearing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou 2022.
Iran NOC; Tehran: The torch bearing
of the Asian Games will begin on September 8th in China and on September 20th
(3 days before the opening ceremony of the Games) the Asian Games Torch will be
carried by the representatives of the National Olympic Committees of the Asian
countries in Hangzhou in a distance about 50 meters by each representative which
symbolizes unity and solidarity. The Asian Games Torch of 19th
edition of Asian Games in Hangzhou was lit 100 days before the opening of the
games in the host city.