According to Mehr reporter, the failure of Kamran Qasempour, the world champion of freestyle wrestling, in the finals of the 2022 World Cup in America took place when he entered the field at a higher weight and faced a great opponent named Kyle Snyder. Some called the technical staff’s decision in this regard illogical, while others called it a foresight for Qasimpur, which should have started from an international arena in any way.
In this regard, Alireza Rezaei, vice-champion of the Olympic heavyweight and former technical director of the national free wrestling team, told Mehr reporter: Kamran has proven well that he is unrivaled and capable at his original weight of 92 kg, and with his speed at this weight, he can beat any to ground an opponent, but he needs to increase his physical strength and physical strength to go to 97 kg. This issue was well evident in the American World Cup and we all saw that he was physically far away from his famous opponent in the final.
The former head coach of Omid team continued: The decision of the technical staff regarding changing the weight of Qasimpur in the World Cup should be criticized from both sides. They may say that this decision was not correct at all and we could not reach an acceptable result in the final. But Qasimpour needs to change his weight to participate in the Olympics. For this reason, his decision in the World Cup should be considered logical because he should be tested at a new weight and his physical condition should be tested.
Referring to what weight is better and more logical for his future, Rezaei said: Whether he stays at the same weight or tries at a higher weight for the Olympics is related to his conditions and decision, which must be done with the advice of the technical staff. But in my opinion, if he has enough time, he can fix his weaknesses until the Olympics and increase his physical strength. As a result, it should be said that if Qasimpour and the technical staff have an Olympic view, they should not waste time and use any field to reach the final result.
In the end, he gave a technical advice to Ghassimpour and pointed out: if he intends to change his weight, he should also change his wrestling style at 92 kg, because with the same style and method, he will surely have problems at 97 kg. At 92 kg, Qasimpour can confuse all opponents with his unique speed and agility, but at 97 kg, he needs to increase his physical strength.