President of the Asian Basketball Confederation: Iran is one of the powers of the old continent
According to IRNA, Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Ahmad Al Thani President of the Asian Basketball Confederation in a meeting with Seyyed Hamid Sajjadi The Minister of Sports and Youth of our country, while appreciating the support provided by this ministry for the holding of the Asian Youth Basketball Championship by our country, said: Iran is a very worthy host for these competitions and we are happy that we were able to do so with the interaction between the Asian Federation and Iran. Let’s give this hosting to Iran.
In this meeting that Hagop Khajirian The executive director of Asian Basketball was also present, the Qatari president of the Asian Basketball Confederation also pointed to the good relations between Iran and Qatar and said: these two countries have always had extensive relations with each other in many areas, including sports, and now also in the Asian Basketball Confederation. We have good relations with the Iranian Federation.
Referring to the presence of a referee in the basketball federation, he said: We are confident that the referee is a capable person in this field and will bring good things to Iran’s basketball. Iranian basketball is one of the most important and best teams in West Asia, and we consider it our duty to support this team, and it was important for us and the Asian Confederation to host Iran.
Referring to the high capacities of Iranian basketball, Khajirian said: Iran is one of the most active countries in the field of basketball, and we should appreciate the support provided by the Ministry of Sports and Youth of Iran. Our expectation is that the necessary equipment will be provided to Asian teachers who come to Iran so that we can see better activities in this regard.
He said: We have always tried to have good relations between FIBA Asia and the countries of the region, especially Iran, and we provided the necessary support to Iran to host these competitions. According to the FIBA resolution of 2019, measures will be taken during an eight-year program regarding the development of women’s basketball, which will definitely be our plan for Iran as well.