Hashemi: The football federation was supposed to introduce the head coach of the Omid team within a week/ disciplines without medal chances will not be sent to Hangzhou

According to the sports reporter of Fars News Agency, Seyed Manaf Hashemi said after the meeting of the Supreme Headquarters of the Asian and Para-Asian Games: In the meeting of the Supreme Headquarters of the Asian and Para-Asian Games today, there were 2 issues on the agenda, one of which was related to the National Paralympic Committee regarding the registration Names and other matters were discussed in this section and a full report was given by my colleagues in the Secretariat of the National Paralympic Committee, as well as explanation workers. After these explanations, Sports Minister Sajjadi ordered to make more detailed summaries and to strengthen the disciplines in which we have a chance to win medals in a motivational way and to prepare our conditions to participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games.

He added: The second point that was on the agenda was the discussion of the national football team of Omid, and considering that it was mentioned in the last meeting that the football federation should announce if it does not have a plan for the Asian Games. Mr. Khosravi Wafa and the deputy champion of the Minister of Sports and Youth in this regard, you gave reports to the Minister of Sports that we had 4 official meetings with the Football Federation in the last 4 months. Our country that we had. In this meeting, the discussion went in one direction and the federation decided to introduce the head coach of Omid’s national team within a week. There is probably a small difference in the selection of the head coach, and the football federation should clarify this issue.

* The Football Federation must determine the position of the head coach of the Omid national team within a week

Regarding the minister’s order to appoint the head coach of the Omid national team, Hashemi said: In the last 2 weeks, they announced that we will hold coordination meetings between the head coach of the national team and Habib Kashani in order to reach the head coach of the Omid national team. The football federation should prepare as soon as possible because we have a time limit for team registration and we must register the sports fields, teams and athletes who are going to be sent to these competitions by May 30. In today’s meeting, the Minister of Sports emphasized that we will reach a conclusion with the Football Federation within the next week. The request of the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the National Olympic Committee is that the Omid national football team of our country participates in these competitions, because considering the people we have under 23 years of age, they are good players and we can even create a ground to qualify for the Olympics. also earn

* Teams with less chances of winning medals will be eliminated in the men’s division

Referring to the quality of Iran’s convoy in the Hangzhou Asian Games, the Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee said: The next issue that was followed up in the meeting of the Supreme Headquarters of the Asian and Para-Asian Games was the sports fields that have a definite chance of a medal, and there were also 2 other groups that were discussed. We talked about whether they should be or not. We are going to send a quality convoy to these competitions. In this regard, the monitoring center of the National Olympic Committee submitted a report in this regard, which stated that we will reach a conclusion in this regard by May 25. However, the teams that have less chance of winning a medal will be eliminated in the men’s division, but the fields that are developing and can win the fourth or bronze medal, we are considering to send to these competitions.

* In the women’s section, we have an increase in the number of athletes

Regarding women, he also stated: In the field of women, we should have gender equality and an increase in the number of women in the Iranian caravan. In the women’s section, we have a program to send athletes who become 5 or 6. Finally, we have to determine the assignment of our country’s convoy within the next 10 days.

* Sending the Omid women’s national football team is also considered by the games headquarters

Hashemi said that if the men’s national team of hope is not sent to the Asian Games, the women will be replaced: It was said that if the men are not ready, we will send the women, it was not brought up at all in the last meeting, nor in this meeting, but friends Omid women’s football team has the potential and the position it recently gained, which was followed by the report of the deputy minister of sports for women’s affairs, which paid a lot of attention to this issue, and this issue can be considered until the end of the time we have. .

* Ball disciplines are more popular than individual disciplines

The general secretary of the National Olympic Committee, in response to the question why you don’t spend the money you want to spend on football for other sports, said: I don’t deny this, but we have to pay attention to the fact that soccer and ball sports have their own popularity. have Even if we don’t get a medal in the Asian Games, but we see the perseverance of the Football Federation who want to participate in these competitions, we have a duty to support this issue so that they can progress and win a medal in the next 4 years and get the Olympic quota. get Many people who are interested in ball sports say that we should have our own support so that this sport can participate in competitions. The popularity of ball sports is definitely more attractive than other individual sports. But our ultimate task is to determine the task of the convoy within the next 10 days.

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