Shahdad Pourslimani In an interview with IRNA, he stated: The fights of the best of Iran’s karatevans were held in the age categories of teenagers, youth and under 21 years of age, with the presence of the top eight of each weight and hosted by Yazd.
Regarding winning the gold medal in the weight minus 61 kg of the best fights, he said: Fortunately, I won the gold medal by winning many victories and without losing a single point, which was very important to me.
Pourslimani said: The first round of the tournament was held as a single elimination and then the second round was held as a round robin, in which I managed to win 6 victories and the championship title.
This Tehrani karateka added: The top players of this tournament are going to be invited to the preparation camp of the age group teams to participate in the Turkish World Championships. The world championships will be held in November this year, and I will do my best to reach the main composition of the national team to participate in these battles.
He continued: I want to respond to the efforts of my coaches and my father with success in various events while being proud of Iranian sports. I know that Iranian karate is very powerful and I will have to work very hard to be able to reach the main composition of the national team.
Pourslimani, who won a bronze medal in the Asian Games in Kazakhstan in the junior age category, said: I want to reach the finals and win the gold medal in the upcoming events. I have big goals and I hope that karate will return to the Olympics so that I can participate in the biggest sporting event in the world and win a medal.