At the 2023 Dutch Open Darts, AsianDarts also talked to Mehdi Pahnavar. Mehdi lives in Germany and is also a well-known climber. He played in the Iranian national team and in 2014, he travelled to the French Alps for an ice-climbing competition where he fell down 6 meters. He didn’t had money for an operation in France, hence he stayed until the end of the tournament and went back to Teheran, where he got surgery. He can now hardly move his right foot, and participates in paradarts sports. Below you can read a short interview with Mehdi. Enjoy! .
Mehdi Pahnavar (middle) and the rest of the Iranian team at the 2023 Dutch Open Darts.
Q: Good afternoon. Who are you and how did you start playing darts?
A: I’m playing darts since 20 years, but not that much, I’m just practicing.
Q: Why are you at the Dutch Open?
A: I’m at the Dutch Open to participate at the paradarts tournament, since I can only move my right foot a little bit. I live in Germany, so it’s easier for me to travel to the Netherlands. I’m a paraclimber in Germany but I also have a good feeling to play paradarts.
Q: Which tournament would you like to play next?
A: I want to play every paradarts tournament as long as I have time. I also have my work, which goes first. My plans are to at least play in Hungary and Sweden and I would love to play in England.
Q: Are there many opportunities to play paradarts in Iran?
A: No, not at all. We used to have paradarts in Iran, but currently there are not many opportunities.
Q: Do you also play competition in Germany?
A: No, I only play at home together with the family.
I’d like to thank Mehdi Pahnavar for his time and we hope to see him more often at tournaments!
Want to know more about darts in Iran? Read my interview with MohammedAli Pahnavar here.
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