Noora Naraghi (

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: نورا نراقی; born 30 May 1988) is an Iranian

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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

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news in Iran and worldwide. In 2010, she traveled to

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, 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.Noora Naraghi in the News
, DMX.

Early life

Naraghi was born in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

, 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

, 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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* * Living people 1988 births Sportspeople from Tehran Iranian motocross riders Female motorcycle racers {{Iran-athletics-bio-stub