According to IRNA, the Minister of Sports and Youth visited the joint camp of the national boxing team of Iran and India while attending the Haj Ahmed Natiq Noori hall.
Referring to the presence of the Indian team in Iran, Seyyed Hamid Sajjadi said: I hope that the Indian national team will have a good stay in our country and that these sports interactions will continue. Because holding joint camps is definitely beneficial to Iranian boxing.
He added: “I tell the Iranian national team that they are tired, and the report of the team’s preparation process presented by the head of the federation and the head coach is promising.” Iranian boxing has had many ups and downs in the last two or three decades, but they have always tried to keep the light of this discipline on.
The Minister of Sports and Youth noted: We thank God that there is an experienced technical staff in the national team, and with the work of the team that has been formed and the hard work of the whole federation, we hope that our boxers will get the best results in the upcoming competitions.
He said: We should try to get valuable quotas for the Paris Olympics and be able to have an acceptable performance in these competitions. Winning a quota for boxing is valuable, and this field can definitely be proud in the Paris Olympics. In the Ministry of Sports, we will support this field as much as we can.
He said: I want the head of the federation to tell us what is needed for success in the Olympics and Asian Games so that we can prepare the necessary preparations.
Hossein Thouri, the head of the boxing federation, also said: Sajjadi is from the body of sports and someone who has tasted all the pains of sports and understands the problems of sports in the country. Today, due to his valuable presence at the head of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, we are all proud of ourselves and we hope that we will experience good days with his presence.
He added: The Indian national team is ranked 6th in the world and 3rd in Asia, and it is considered one of the strong teams that includes the champions of Asia and the world, and this joint camp can help the national team of our country to win.
The head of the boxing federation, referring to the national players of our country, said: “Iran’s national boxing team is a combination of talented young people from all over the country, and the head coach of the national team has been able to gather the essence of Iranian boxing in the form of a team. We have seen a growing trend in Iranian boxing and last year we won the world’s historic medal, so I hope we can continue this path well. Also, in 1400, we managed to win 19 Asian medals and one historical medal of the world armies, which was unprecedented in its kind and shows that Iranian boxing is growing.
Thori noted: Considering the goals we have in mind, without a doubt, our needs have changed compared to the past; All of us are looking to make history on the Olympic field and we are determined to make this happen. Iranian boxers are very hopeful and motivated, and I hope you will soon see this field shine in the Olympics.