In an interview with Mehr’s reporter, Mohammad Hassan Mohebi said about the performance of the national freestyle wrestling team in the ranking tournament in Zagreb: I think the performance of the wrestlers was good. These competitions were held after the world championships, and perhaps Yunus Emami’s wrestling had not yet reached full fitness, so he appeared far from expected in these competitions, but I am sure that if Yunus works well, he will be better than this. Younes won a medal in the Asian Games, and maybe he was far from being ready for this competition, so he should not be judged by one match.
In response to the question that some people believe that Yunus Emami has become unmotivated, Mohebi said: I do not accept such a statement at all. He won the championship in the Asian Games, and the name of Yunus Emami should not be overlooked easily. He might not have been able to tell the technical staff that he was not ready to participate in these competitions, that’s why he participated in these competitions. Of course, I believe that Yunus should work more.
Regarding Azarpira’s performance and his victory against Snyder, he said: 97 kg is a difficult weight in the world, which has many contenders, maybe there is no such situation in 86 and 92 kg. It’s hard work for all the wrestlers at this weight because the big guys wrestle at this weight. I happened to ask about Azarpira’s weight status, and they said that her weight is between 97 and 100 kg, and maybe she should lose one to two kg.
The Iranian wrestling expert said: Therefore, I think that if he prepares well, he can achieve success and win a medal in the Olympics. Of course, in my opinion, we should not easily pass over Kamran Ghasempour. He is a very good wrestler. However, Azarpira showed that he has a fighting spirit in this tournament by defeating Snyder and will do his best to win.
Mohebi also stated about the situation of Kamran Qasimpour: I think Kamran should clarify his task, he has two world medals in his record, so he should not underestimate himself. He needs to figure out how long he wants to wrestle, he’s a great champion and he wrestles well. But a wrestler cannot be 93 kg and compete with a 100 kg wrestler. When I wrestled, I had an opponent from East Germany, and every time I wrestled with him, I was three to four kilograms lighter, so I couldn’t compete with him.
Azad’s wrestling coach said: Kamran should clarify his task, if he decides to come to the weight of 86 kg, he should know that he has a difficult task ahead of him. Any champion at any weight is hard to beat. Kamran Qasimpour became the world champion in the weight of 92 kg, and in the weight of 86 kg, whoever is his opponent can win the field. My goal is not to make Hassan Yazdani look weak, but I believe that Kamran can defeat his opponents in any weight, but on the condition that his status is equal and he does not underestimate himself.
Regarding the chances of winning a medal in the Olympics, Mohebi said: We have two very good wrestlers in the 125 kg weight class who are the first to speak and if they participate in the Olympics, they will definitely be successful. At 65 kg, I believe Rahman should work more, he is a good wrestler but he needs more work. Considering the general conditions of freestyle wrestling, I think the results obtained in this Olympics will be much better than last year’s Olympics.