KAVEH MEHRABI BADMINTON

Kaveh Mehrabi is Iran's number one Men's singles badminton player and the first Iranian and West Asian badminton player ever to qualify for an Olympic Games.

In 2003 Kaveh became his country's first professional badminton player. He left his home town of Tehran to join the International Badminton Academy in Denmark under the stewarship of the legendary Michael Kjeldsen.

After more than five and half years of tough training, Kaveh was rewarded for all of his hard work by qualifing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Kaveh had the honor of competing with the sports elite and representing his country in the most prestigious sports event in the world.

Not only did Kaveh achieve his goal on court but he also gained the trust of fellow Badminton Olympians by being elected as one of five members of the Athlete Commission of the World Badminton Federation.

Given this position, Kaveh, along with the other 4 members, represents all the Badminton Players world wide at the World Badminton Federation.

Iranian badminton player Kaveh Mehrabi has spontaneously offered to get involved and be the link between the badminton community and Peace and Sport’s actions. Already a “Champion of Peace” - a club of 45 high-level athletes supporting Peace and Sport’s worldwide activities – Kaveh is enthusiastic about the undeniable benefits of sport in giving guidance to young people.For more information about Peace and Sport go to the Peace and Sport section of this website or follow the link below to the Peace and Sport website.

Kaveh Mehrabi is also an official Athlete Ambassador for the non-profit organization called Right to Play. As well as providing advertising for the organization on his tournament shirts, Kaveh also helps raise funds and awareness for this Sport for Development organization. For more information about Right To Play go to the Right to Play section of this website or follow the link below to the Right to Play website.

Kaveh would like to thank the following companies and organizations for their continued support. Should you or your company wish to sponsor Kaveh please feel free to email him at kavehmehrabi@yahoo.com for all sponsorship options.