According to Mehr News Agency, Majid Khodaei regarding the presence of Iranian wrestlers in ranking competitions and also evaluating the condition of these athletes told reporters: After a good success in the Norwegian competitions, the wrestling team in the Asian competitions according to the selection cycle law. The Kurds and the wrestlers who became national champions participated in the Asian Championships and got good results. So far, the federation and the technical staff have proceeded according to the cycle they defined, and will continue to do so. We have the Throne Cup in front of us, and after that, the final stage of selecting the national team will take place, which we hope will follow the rules so that everyone is satisfied. Of course, this has been the case so far.
He added: “The morale of the children of the national team is good and they performed well in terms of physical fitness in the competitions they participated in, and we are waiting for the ranking competitions to be held.” These competitions are very important for the wrestlers to get the necessary points and to be able to be in the appropriate draw in the world competitions in Seyedbandi and to be able to win medals in the country.
Regarding the postponement of the Hangzhou Asian Games, he said: “Fortunately, these games were delayed.” In this respect I say fortunately; Because it was very useful for our wrestling and the 10-day gap between the World Championships and the Asian Games was a problem and a concern, and it was difficult.
“There was a chance for some wrestlers, but the important thing was the injury, and the wrestlers who had to wrestle on both courts might be injured,” Khodai said, noting that some wrestlers had the opportunity to take the test if the Asian Games were held. That in previous years Alireza Dabir and others saw this damage.
“If the Asian Games are held next year, we will still not be able to send the main team because it may coincide with the Olympic quota,” he said. Do not have problems getting quotas and participating in the Olympics. Of course, I think the technical staff has done a good plan and attending the ranking competitions will help a lot.
World bronze medalist in 2002 on whether the absence of Hassan Yazdani, Amir Hossein Zare and Kamran Ghasempour from the field will make things difficult for them? “The World Cup in Norway was not too far away and the kids were in the army and now they are recovering well.” It is good to participate in these competitions and it prepares them for the world competition.
Regarding the national team selection cycle, Khodaei said: “This cycle has been a good thing so far, and I hope this cycle will be implemented until the last moment and we will not have to change it anywhere.” If these rules are followed, we will get good results and everyone will be satisfied.
“One of the most important conditions in any sport is the comfort of the athletes, but it is felt that the Wrestling Federation, despite having more funding than other disciplines, has been involved in the margins since the Olympics,” he said. Has taken the national. Now, there may have been rumors and rumors about the president of the federation, but these rumors have been left behind in the national team and have not entered the national team and wrestlers. Because the margins are not directly related to the wrestlers, they do not hurt.
The former head coach of the youth freestyle wrestling team said in the end about sending or not sending nationals to the Asian Games and also preventing wrestlers from entering the Athletes’ Commission: “The lower the margin, the better the result, but in any case, the athlete inevitably Engaging with margins. The athlete has to fight with both the margins and the opponents, and these are an integral part of the sport, but fortunately this has been well managed and has not been damaged so far. Heroes practice calmly.