Finally, darts in Iran started its activity as a formal association titled Iranian Darts Association (IDA) by the ratification of the Physical Education Organization of Iran (Ministry of Sport and Youth) under the supervision of the Archery Federation on September 21, 2004.
[1][2][3][4] In its early attempts, the Association prepared the statutes and regulations in order to hold darts training courses and competitions.
In 2006, for the first time, the Iranian national darts team, led by Masoud Zoohori, participated in WDF Asia-Pacific Cup, held in Malaysia.
Meanwhile, in this competition, Zohouri successfully beat Australia's 2005 World Darts Championship third place winner and knocked him out of the tournament.
He addressed Iranian and international sport authorities and optimistically stated that by supporting of early years age groups (children and adolescents), achievement to the heroic manner of sport, in order to make nations stay tighter and closer in friendship, would be possible.
For this reason, a message was sent by Adolf Ogi, former President of Switzerland, and Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace to the United Nations Secretary-General, to the participants and authorities of the Olympiad.
Sport teaches us life lessons, which is necessary to acquire in order to live in a competitive but humanistic and peaceful society.
[15][5] In 2008, the IDA, held the first official meeting of the West Asian Darts Union with the permission of the WDF and Physical Education Organization of Iran.
On the sideline of this meeting which took place in the presence of Roy Price, WDF president, in Tehran, National Darts Competitions were held with the participation of wheelchair athletes.
Roy Price gave the responsibility of preparing the statutes and regulations for the formation of this committee, as well as hosting darts and wheelchair competitions to IDA.