Nationality Iranian Years active 2009; present | Name Noora Naraghi | |
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Championships 2009, Iran's first-ever female championship in motocross | ||
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Noora Naraghi (Persian: نورا نراقی; born 30 May 1988) is an Iranian motocross racer. She is the first women's Iran motocross champion. In 2009, she won Iran’s first-ever female championship in motocross. Then, she had made headline news in Iran and worldwide. In 2010, she traveled to Tallahassee, Florida, USA to learn motocross from Stefy Bau, former women's world motocross champion, the elite worldwide motocross academy for women – so, CNN picked up the story. In 2010, she also raced in competitions sponsored by the American Motorcyclist Association.
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Noora naraghi
Early life
Naraghi born in Tehran, Iran. She became interested in the sport after watching her father (Mehrshad Naraghi) compete in races. She began riding motorcycles at the age of four.
Family
Her father, Mehrshad Naraghi, her mother, Shahrzad Nazifi, and her husband, Hadi Moghaddas, are also motocross rider.
Career
She won Iran's first-ever female championship in motocross, on 30 October 2009. Then, she traveled to Tallahassee, Florida, US (in 2010) to learn motocross from Stefy Bau, former women's world motocross champion, the elite worldwide motocross academy for women. In 2010, she also raced in competitions sponsored by the American Motorcyclist Association.