Elahe Pourabdian is a member of the Iran women's national canoe polo team. She has participated in several Asian Championships, World Championships, and the 2025 World Games. Pourabdian plays as a goalkeeper for the national team, wearing number 1, and has also been introduced as captain of the national team.
International career
2024 World Championships At the 2024 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Deqing, China, Pourabdian was the captain of the Iran women's team as number 1. At this world championships Iran finished fourth in the women's competition, its the best result at the World Championships for iran women conoe polo. Pourabdian scored the winning goal in Iran's 3–2 victory over Spain and another important goal in the 4–3 win over Switzerland.
In the tournament, Pourabdian scored nine goals for Iran and finished 15th in the women's top-scorer standings.
2025 World Games Pourabdian represented Iran at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China, where canoe polo made its debut for the Iranian women's team. She was listed as the team's captain and wore number 1.
Iran finished seventh in the women's canoe polo competition. Pourabdian later described the team's participation in the World Games as a valuable experience.
Asian Championships Pourabdian has represented Iran in the Asian Canoe Polo Championships. She was part of the Iranian women's team at the 2013 Asian Championships.
At the 2023 Asian Canoe Polo Championships in Singapore, Iran finished third in the women's competition and Pourabdian played a role as the captain and goalkeeper of the iran team.
Domestic career
Club career Pourabdian has played for several Iranian canoe polo clubs, including Esfahan Khoroshan. She has also been involved in domestic competitions as both a player and coach.
Coaching In domestic competitions, Pourabdian has also worked as a coach for the Tehran women's team. The team won the women's national championship, with Pourabdian listed as its coach.
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