Hossein Thouri In an interview with IRNA, referring to the Asian Boxing Confederation meeting, he said: I will participate as a member of the board of directors in this meeting, which will be hosted by Thailand. Regular meetings of the confederation are held every month or every two months. This time, the host of upcoming competitions will be determined and approved, and decisions will be made about various committees.
In response to the question, when does the competition for the Paris Olympic quota start in the field of boxing? He said: These fights will be held next year with the presence of teams from Asia and the Pacific continent, but the host is not yet known. The important thing is the really hard way to get to Paris.
The head of the boxing federation stated: I can boldly say that reaching the quota with the new method is equal to winning an Olympic medal. Previously, 32 boxers in each weight received a quota, but now 16 boxers in light weights and 12 boxers in heavy weights will reach Paris.
Thori clarified: In selective competitions and in low weights, the first to third people get a quota. There is not even a common third anymore, and the person who loses in the semi-final must be better in the ranking against his opponent to get a quota. In high weights, only the finalist boxers reach the Olympics.
He said: The weights have also been reduced and the Paris Olympic boxing competitions will be held in seven weights for men and seven weights for women. Compared to the past, the number of quotas for men and women is equal.
(At the same time, Iranian boxing won two quotas in the Tokyo Olympics by Daniyal Shahbakhsh and Shahin Mousavi, and one quota in the Rio Olympics by Ehsan Rozbahani)
The head of the Boxing Federation said: With this, we have a very difficult task to reach the Olympics and we are trying to achieve success in order to reach the most important sports event in the world.
About holding a joint camp with India, Thori said: India is one of the top teams in the world and is among the top 6 teams in the world. India traveled to Tehran with its main squad, which will soon participate in the Asian Games in Jordan, and had a 10-day joint camp with the Iranian team, and a preparatory match was also held between Iran and India. You will definitely see the impact of this camp and fight in the Iranian team.
He said: “There is a possibility that we will invite another team that has a lower level than India before the Jordan Asian Games.” After a tough camp, we need to practice with a lower level team.