According to IRNA; “Shahram Heravi” said in this regard: “Corona is an unintended event that most teams are struggling with and something happened to prevent the national team from being sent to the world championships.” The nationalists participated in the camps for several months and went through many selection stages. Our goal was to use all the potential and capacity of the players, that is, to send two teams to the competitions in the individual section. Even in weightlifting, players were selected who were to wear the national team jersey for the first time at the World Cup.
The head coach of the national karate team continued: “Finally, the submission to the world championship was canceled and the decision of the technical staff is to send the same team to the Asian championship, because the national team won first place in all selection systems.” Sure, we are more upset than the players who were selected for the Asian Championship, but this was beyond the power of the technical staff to decide. We are in a critical and sensitive situation and these players are all the capital of Iranian karate.
“Our goal is to upgrade two gold, one silver and one bronze medal to the Jakarta Asian Games at next year’s Asian Games in China, and to win three out of four opportunities for men to win gold,” he said. Let’s convert.
Heravi continued: “According to the announcement of the World Karate Federation, the players will be selected through rankings for the world competitions. Therefore, these players will be used in karate baths so that they do not miss the opportunity to participate in the Asian Games and the Asian Championship next year.”
“The Asian Championships are not the last chance for any athlete,” he concluded. There is still a chance, just as it was not the last chance for the national team to go to the World Cup. Karate is an individual sport that, if supported by an athlete and not injured, can lead to world championships at an advanced age. The event took place in the UAE light and heavyweight competitions and two athletes over the age of 36 won gold medals.
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