Bijan Moqanlu On Saturday, in an interview with IRNA regarding the non-issue of British visas for Iranian taekwondo athletes to participate in the Manchester Grand Prix, he said: The federation did its best and we did the work about 40 days ago. These things happen in sports.
He said: “The conditions have become difficult, but we have to manage and I am not disappointed to reach the Paris Olympic quota through the ranking system.”
Stating that the top five of each weight will reach the Olympics through the ranking system, the top one of the Grand Slam and the others will reach the Olympics through continental competitions, he explained: We have 2 World Games, one Asian Games and four other Grand Prix to train our taekwondo players to the best. Place to get quota.
He said: A new ranking should be announced to know the position of our players. Once the situation is clear, we can plan more precisely. Teenagers were not valued in the past, but we included them in the Gourd, and according to their ranking, it is very possible for them to achieve their goals.
The head coach of the national team said: I have always said that our first step is to reach 32 people in the ranking, then reach 16 people and finally be among the five people. In the past, we had only four people in the ranking, but now the situation has changed and you can be sure that the situation will be much better in 2023.