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. She then 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.Video, Noora Naraghi, CNN, 16 September 2010 In 2010, she also raced in competitions sponsored by the American Motorcyclist Association.Iranian woman chasing her racing dream , Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, 01/10/2010Noora Naraghi from Iran chasing her motocross racing dream , supercross, Published 18 October 2010.Iran's female motocross champion gets uphill ride , The Telegraph, 12:28PM GMT 21 December 2009.Iranian Motorcross Rider Noora Naraghi Races Into The Future , Amazing Women Rock, 28 September 2010.Nora Naraghi: Iran’s Female Motorcross Champion , ride like a girl, 29 September 2010.Nora Naraghi, championne de moto-cross féminin en Iran! , Moto-Net, Paris, 24 December 2009Noora Naraghi in the News , DMX.
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 Naraghi's father, Mehrshad Naraghi, her mother, Shahrzad Nazifi, and her brother Meraat Naraghi are also motocross riders.
Career Naraghi won Iran's first-ever female championship in motocross, on 30 October 2009. She then 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.
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