Noora Naraghi

Noora Naraghi
Nationality	Iranian
Born	(1988-05-30) 30 May 1988 (age 36) Tehran, Iran
Motocross career
Years active	2009; present
Championships	2009, Iran's first-ever female championship in motocross

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.[1] In 2010, she also raced in competitions sponsored by the American Motorcyclist Association.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Early life

Naraghi was 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 brother Meraat Naraghi are also motocross riders.

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.

References

1. Video, Noora Naraghi, CNN, 16 September 2010
2. Iranian woman chasing her racing dream Archived 12 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, 01/10/2010
3. Noora Naraghi from Iran chasing her motocross racing dream Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, supercross, Published 18 October 2010.
4. Iran's female motocross champion gets uphill ride Archived 5 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Telegraph, 12:28PM GMT 21 December 2009.
5. Iranian Motorcross Rider Noora Naraghi Races Into The Future Archived 12 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Amazing Women Rock, 28 September 2010.
6. Nora Naraghi: Iran’s Female Motorcross Champion Archived 11 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, ride like a girl, 29 September 2010.
7. Nora Naraghi, championne de moto-cross féminin en Iran! Archived 12 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Moto-Net, Paris, 24 December 2009
8. Noora Naraghi in the News Archived 12 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, DMX.

External links

• Noora Naraghi on Facebook
• Video on YouTube