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Biglaw Attorney To Compete At International CrossFit Games

How does he even find the time to get his WOD in?

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Payam Saljoughian (Courtesy photo)

The U.S. is very competitive in CrossFit, so I would have zero chance to qualify as American, but I was able to qualify as an Iranian. It is pretty exciting for me to represent Iran and to be able to compete at the highest level of the sport.

I am heading down to Madison on July 27, which is four or five days before the competition even starts, just to get acclimated to the humidity, the time change. I realistically expect to be cut early on as they narrow the field down to the top competitors, but [am] hoping to do as well as I can on the first couple of days.

— Payam Saljoughian, 32, a senior counsel at Hanson Bridgett, commenting on his upcoming appearance at the Reebok CrossFit Games, where he’ll represent Iran. Saljoughian is a dual citizen of Iran and the U.S., and was only able to qualify for this year’s event because the qualifying system was changed to be based on citizenship instead of on location. “I don’t train as much as I would if I was not an attorney,” he says.” “But I like balancing both, it is just about time management and consistency.”

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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