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Iranian Cyclist In Kabul For Friendly Tour

Reza Saadat, a well-known cyclist in Iran, arrived in Kabul on Tuesday as part of a friendly tour to strengthen relations between cyclists from the two neighboring countries. 

Saadat runs a cycling club in Iran, known as Damavand.

He started the tour 18 days ago, peddling from Tehran to Herat and then on to Kabul.

“(Afghanistan) is a suitable country for Iranians to create relations with each other because we have a common culture and language,” Saadat told TOLOnews.

For Saadat, it is the second time to visit Afghanistan. The first time was when he attended a cycling race in Bamiyan province.

“This time I am here to help improve cycling here (in Afghanistan) and boost relations between the two countries,” he added. 

Afghanistan Cycling Federation welcomed his move to boost cooperation with Iran in the sport. 

“We hope to have good relations with Iran’s Cycling Federation because Iran is pretty good in this sport,” Husain Hamidi, head of the federation, said.

As a developing sport, cycling is growing in popularity among the younger generation. On Tuesday, a group of three cyclists peddled to Bamiyan from Kabul in a bid to promote the sport in other parts of the country.

Iranian Cyclist In Kabul For Friendly Tour

The Iranian cyclist says his tour is aimed at boosting relations between cycling federations of Afghanistan and Iran.

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Reza Saadat, a well-known cyclist in Iran, arrived in Kabul on Tuesday as part of a friendly tour to strengthen relations between cyclists from the two neighboring countries. 

Saadat runs a cycling club in Iran, known as Damavand.

He started the tour 18 days ago, peddling from Tehran to Herat and then on to Kabul.

“(Afghanistan) is a suitable country for Iranians to create relations with each other because we have a common culture and language,” Saadat told TOLOnews.

For Saadat, it is the second time to visit Afghanistan. The first time was when he attended a cycling race in Bamiyan province.

“This time I am here to help improve cycling here (in Afghanistan) and boost relations between the two countries,” he added. 

Afghanistan Cycling Federation welcomed his move to boost cooperation with Iran in the sport. 

“We hope to have good relations with Iran’s Cycling Federation because Iran is pretty good in this sport,” Husain Hamidi, head of the federation, said.

As a developing sport, cycling is growing in popularity among the younger generation. On Tuesday, a group of three cyclists peddled to Bamiyan from Kabul in a bid to promote the sport in other parts of the country.

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