Referee: In terms of ranking, we won the Olympic quota – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr news agency, after the Iranian national team won the championship in the 2022 Asian Games, Mohammadreza Davarzani, head of the volleyball federation, said: “Congratulations to the people of Iran for the third gold medal in the Asian Games.” this Part of There are records that have not happened in the sports of the country. We became the runner-up in 2010, and in 2014, 2018, and this year, we won the gold medal. hat trick we did.
He added: Considering the position of volleyball in Asia and the world, the future of volleyball in the country is a good future. The national volleyball team has changed generations and the young players of our country have a bright future ahead of them. People should be sure that the path taken by the national volleyball team in the last 2 years has a bright future. With the good investment we have made in volleyball in different age groups, they are the mainstays of the national team. The youth of this border have proven that Anywhere To be noticed, they have something to say. After the Olympics, we beat Japan in Japan and in the Asian Games Hangzhou The name of Iran was placed above the names of China and Japan, which is an honor for Iranian volleyball.
Regarding the burden that this championship took from the shoulders of the Iranian national volleyball team to prepare for the Olympic qualifiers, he added: People did not expect that we would lose to Japan in the Asian Championship in Urmia, and they were upset. But the championship of the Asian Games made people look positively at volleyball, which can promise a good future.
Regarding the travel route of the national volleyball team to reach Brazil to participate in the Olympic selection, the referee also said: The children from Hangzhou They went to Shanghai and from there they are going to Dubai. 19 players and technical staff from Hangzhou And 6 people are going to Brazil from Tehran. Our first match in the Olympic qualifier is against Germany. The players have 7 games in the Olympic selection and what is important for us in these games are the points that are exchanged during these competitions. We have to get good points in Brazil. Of course, this does not mean that we are disappointed to get a direct Olympic quota. Children are full of motivation.
He continued: Although the teams of Brazil, Italy, Germany, Cuba, Qatar and Ukraine are present in the Olympic selection and they all have something to say, but all the efforts of the children and technical staff It is that they do not lose too many negative points and gain positive points so that they can maintain their position in the world ranking between 9 and 11 until the 2024 Nations League.
The head of the volleyball federation continued: We have 12 games in the League of Nations next year. From the three groups present in the Olympic selection, the top 2 teams of each group will directly advance to the Olympics. As the host, France has won the quota (in each gender group), one quota belongs to the African continent and 4 quotas remain. Countries are leftto earn 4 quotas Ranking They compete with each other and I think that in this section the competition is between maybe 6 teams.
The referee said: Currently, Iranian volleyball has succeeded in obtaining the Olympic quota in terms of its position in the world ranking, but it must maintain its position and climb one or two places in the ranking for greater security. That’s why the effort technical staff And the players have to maintain their position in the 10th or 11th place in the world ranking in order to win the Olympic quota and experience their third appearance in the Olympics. Of course, this does not mean that our goal is only to win the Olympic quota. We are trying to fix the shortcomings of the team and we are still looking for the same goal and ideal that we have defined before (being among the top 4 Olympic teams).
It should be noted that Iran’s national volleyball team is in the first group of Brazil (host), Italy, Iran, Cuba, Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic and Qatar teams in the Olympic-Brazil qualifiers. These competitions will be held in the men’s group from October 8 to 16.