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 Nemati, who won individual gold and team bronze at the London 2012
Paralympics, failed to secure a place in Rio at the World Archery
Championships in Denmark after being knocked out in the first round
of the elimination stage last week.
She then opted to travel to Poland for another competition rather
than return home for a training camp ahead of the World Archery Para
championships, ending her hopes of competing in the competition in
Germany.
"Nemati must make a decision on his future soon. Definitely, she
cannot participate in the World Archery Para Championships which
will be held in Germany between August 23 to 30," Majid Kehtari,
head of Iran's para-archery association, told the Tehran Times.
"She had to train at least two months under para-archery coach to
participate in the prestigious event in Germany."
Nemati, 30, was the first Iranian woman to win a gold medal at the
Olympics or Paralympics with her victory in London.
But Kehtari was worried the former Taekwondo exponent, who took up
archery after a spinal cord accident over a decade ago, might not
qualify for either Games in Rio.
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"Nemati is in Poland at the moment and she is so tired due to taking
part in the two tournaments," he said.
"Nemati has not yet qualified for the Olympic Games and we all
worry."
(Writing by Patrick Johnston in Singapore; editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
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