According to IRNA, Hadi Sai At the press conference on Wednesday, he explained the conditions of this Olympic Federation since his election.
Regarding the programs of the federation in the first 6 months of the year, he said: We definitely have some flaws and we accept technical and correct criticisms. From the very beginning of entering the federation, we had a hard time and we hosted four international events in Kish, and in the first days, we had a master’s meeting and saw that it was to our detriment to be in Kish, and we hosted Tehran, which reduced the costs and welcomed more teams. they did
He added: In the international competition in Tehran, we had 11 days of continuous competition and the representative of the World Federation was satisfied with the way it was held. We hope to continue the same process and our effort is to bring the Fajr Cup to the summer because we want to hold the youth Fajr Cup competitions as well.
The head of the Taekwondo Federation stated: In the following, we had the pomace competition with a smaller number of people than in the past, and a good result was obtained. In the Asian senior championship, the Iranian women’s team reached the first place for the first time and the technical staff of the women’s team achieved a good result. In Asian Pumice, as well as the championship of Asian infants and teenagers, our good results are clear. Team Omid was sent to the Korean Open Tournament. In the solidarity games of Islamic countries, we had 15 athletes, and I think our results were better than wrestling. Fortunately, these successes continued in international events.
The presence of 2 technical staff in 2 events
Regarding the performance of the senior national team and the technical staff of this team, Sa’i said: One of the reasons for the success of our teams is creating a sense of competition, and in the basic categories, we had 2 different staffs in 2 events. We adopted the same policy in the senior category and certainly one technical staff could not manage all the matches. We decided to send 2 technical staff and 2 different teams to the matches. This was the decision of the technical committee and we gave the opportunity to all the players, however, the contenders reached the national team with a choice. The selection of the senior national team will be held on the second of October, and the criteria for reaching the team are known so that we can determine the main team to be sent to the world.
We will not let the teenagers lose
He said: “If our ranked youths succeed in the selection, then nothing, but if they lose, they will be in the team of hope because we will not abandon the future makers of Taekwondo and we will try to have 2 people in each weight so that there will not be any disruption in our plans because we almost know now.” What is the shape of our teams and we have to measure the quality of the players in Manchester in order to choose both the technical staff and the players for the world championship.
The presence of a bodybuilding coach with the team is necessary in any situation
Sa’i considered the presence of a psychologist to be necessary with the national team and said: In the past, the bodybuilding coach was not present in the technical training, which I believe was a problem, and the bodybuilder should be with the team even in the competitions. A professional athlete should follow up bodybuilding training until the day before the competition.
Young taekwondo players must mature until the Paris Olympics
The head of the Taekwondo Federation continued: In 2004, Taekwondo had the best result in the Olympic Games, but as time passed, the results dropped and reached the point where we were left without a medal. Olympics have different conditions and the athlete must be experienced and professional. Currently, we are technically and physically capable of success, and our young players must mature in the remaining time until the 2024 Olympic Games in order to be successful in Paris.
The presence of 215 people in the camps of the national teams
He said: Now, one million tomans are spent in the camp for each athlete, and until last month, we had about 215 people in different age groups and different departments in the camp, and fortunately, we got the result. We would like to be sent with the lowest cost, but believe me, sending a coach, physiotherapist or masseur will change the color of the medal or the team platform. Right now, we have three athletes for the French Grand Prix who are going with one coach, and we were not agreed to send the second coach. What should we do if 2 athletes in different weights and different shiapchangs fight at the same time? Of course, French visas have only been issued for one of our athletes so far, and we will try again, if not, we may not send them. However, we know that not participating in the Grand Prix is detrimental to the women’s team.
We would like to use Mehmandoost
The head of the Taekwondo Federation said about Reza Mehmandoost: When I became president, Reza Mehmandoost had a contract with the Republic of Azerbaijan, but even then I said that we would like to use him. But now we have a coach who is not inexperienced. Bijan Moqanlu has been added as the best coach in the world, and now if Yusuf Karmi wants to come, we will not pay him in dollars. Our country’s currency is Rial, and even though our coaches are very valuable and Moqanlu himself earns $10,000 wherever he goes in the world, Mehmandoost, who extended his contract, is happy and the countries that have Iranian coaches are our representatives. We can only have one head coach for the national team, and we cannot sign contracts with everyone, and we do not have the ability to pay tens of thousands of dollars in salaries.
Foreign friends in the Ministry of Sports should see that we don’t have time
He added: The Taekwondo Federation is going to receive 20 billion Tomans from the parliament, and so far the Ministry of Sports has not signed any memorandum with us, and I still do not know how much our budget is this year, and I only went to the Ministry of Sports once or twice for the overseas council, and my friends did not have time. to see
We do not have political support
Sa’i also said that he was saddened by what happened at the Olympic Committee meeting, saying: We are Olympic champions in the Olympic Committee’s birth certificate, and it would be a pity if we are not. We do not have political support to help us. I achieved whatever success I had, and if I had political support, maybe the results of the committee elections would have been different.
Regarding the fact that it seems that the Federation Assembly is not very much with him, he said: I am not disappointed that our proposed options were not voted because I myself am the elected member of the assembly, but not voting for our options will cause things to lag behind.
Underline my sister’s name
Regarding the fact that it is clear that the Ministry of Sports has a problem with the federation, Sa’i said: “We are being treated less favorably by the Ministry.” We need a coach for a high-level competition, and you can be sure that we would have applied if there was no need. If the problem is my sister, cross out her name and we will add Mrs. Zare. Believe me, we still don’t know how much our budget is from the Ministry of Sports. Until today, we have received 4 billion from the ministry, but we have spent 32 billion.
The head of Taekwondo Federation said: In the first two matches, we spent about 4.5 billion for flight tickets. If we felt that our basic teams would be harmed, we would not go from Istanbul to Sofia by bus because they would have to stay in transit for several hours. Thank God, we got the best result in the age group world.
It is difficult to choose between Moqanlu and Bashak
Regarding the task of the senior national team’s technical staff to participate in the world championships, he said: As the competition was tight, we used to get private jets for the coaches and we had to choose 2 technical staff. Someone can make an excuse that it is not from the beginning, but our coaches were from the beginning and we divided the matches and players between Bijan Moqanlu and Ali Mohammad Bashaq. Dispersion of matches disturbed the concentration of the technical staff and exhausted the players. Now the competition between coaches and players is very good and healthy. We monitor the coaches’ performance and their goal is to succeed in the world and Olympics. We have to hold a meeting in the technical committee and to be honest it is difficult to choose between Moqanlu and Bashaq.
Sa’i explained about the chances of winning a medal in the Olympic Games: We have a young team and after the world championships, the path to the Olympics will be determined. After the World Cup, if we win a medal, we are 70% of the way to get the quota. It is hard for us to win an Olympic medal, and if we didn’t get results in the previous period, it was because we had a limited number of players and they were sent to all competitions, and because of this, the national team was not able to compete in the Olympics. We cannot have one player participate in all games; Ranking has a separate story, and in order to get an Olympic quota, we have an analysis team that will analyze each and every weight, because getting a quota is the work of a technical team, or we may come to the conclusion that we will be sent only for continental competitions and 2 Get a quota from Asia.
Regarding the condition of Armin Hadipour, he said: he had another surgery and was in the federation for recovery and physiotherapy, and he took a leave for a while and will return to the national team again, because he has good capacity and ability in weight 2.