According to IRNA; On the sidelines of the send-off ceremony for the basic taekwondo teams to the world championships, Hadi Sae said: We always hold a send-off ceremony before the deployments, and I hope that with the efforts of the children and the prayers of the families of the martyrs, our teams will be successful in these difficult competitions.
Stating that it is difficult to predict in the basic ranks, he said: “In these 2 years, no events have been held in infants and teenagers, and naturally we do not know about the competitors, even due to the lack of permission from the headquarters to fight against Corona, the permission to hold leagues.” We didn’t have the foundation, but we have good players in both boys and girls divisions. Also, these competitions have 70 ranking points that one or two of our athletes can find good conditions in the adult ranks with success in the world.
The deputy of the convoy to the games of the Islamic countries clarified about the trip to Konya: As the deputy of the convoy, I will leave for Turkey with the first convoy on August 5 and I must be with the children from the first day. Regarding the taekwondo team, everyone knows that we participate in these games with the composition of the Omid team and we have a young but motivated team. According to the reviews conducted by the technical staff, we will use adult level players in one or two weights, and we will rely on younger players in other weights.
Sae further explained: The games of Islamic countries are a small world because the top three teams of the old continent, the first and second teams of Europe and the champion and the runner-up of Africa are also present in these games and the work is very difficult. Our kids are very good and we are sending a young team to Konya that we are counting on for the next two or three years, but we are not disappointed at all and we will try to get the best result.
Regarding the participation of the national team in the Paris Grand Prix, he said: With the current conditions of the senior team, we will most likely not send a player based on the decision of the head coach of the national team. Of course, one or two of our players are present in Islamic countries’ competitions. In the girls section, we also registered a number of players and we have to see how many of these players can participate in the tournament. At the moment, we only have Nahid Kiani in the ranking, but we also registered a number of others so that they can participate in the tournament if the higher ranking people withdraw. If in the end only Naheed Kiani has the chance to participate in this tournament, maybe the team will not be sent.
The head of Taekwondo Federation, in response to the question that, considering the start of the registration process for the Olympic Committee elections on August 5, does he intend to register, he said: Yes, I will register, and last day it was approved in the meeting of the executive board that according to the dispatch To the vice president of the solidarity games of Islamic countries, I should register as soon as possible.
In response to the question of what position he will apply for and whether there will be a possibility of him applying for the presidency, Saei said: Allow until August 5, when it will be determined.
In response to the question that it seems that one of the opponents of the introduction of 5 members of the executive board who are not present in a federation was an expert expert, he said: We had such people in the past years and this happened in all the periods of the executive board. In the previous period, Mashhoon and Kafasian were introduced by the executive board and they did not have a federation at that time. This was my suggestion, but I am subject to the opinion of the crowd.
A member of the executive board of the National Olympic Committee stated: Of course, it was not like this that only two people were nominated for expert experts, but 10 people were nominated by the head of the National Olympic Committee and voting took place. Even the voting for two loved ones was held again and this shows that the situation was not such that they wanted to impose on someone and finally worthy and cosmic gentlemen voted.
Regarding the fact that it would not have been better to give a chance to other people due to the absence of these friends in any federation, Sa’i said: It was approved in the new bylaws and these friends were in the form of the bylaws. This has also happened in the past when there were no regulations, but at least now there is a regulation that can be relied on despite the problems. Bad law is better than no law, and at least there is a law to judge by.
Regarding the no-confidence vote of his proposed deputy chairman from the assembly of the Taekwondo Federation and the election of the supervisor, he said: In the next one or two days, we will introduce the deputy chairman. It is natural that we should respect the vote of the assembly. The assembly is the highest pillar of every federation and this happened in the assembly.
Regarding the possibility of selecting Faizullah Nafjam as acting vice president, the head of the Taekwondo Federation said: “For sure, he is not an option” (laughter). Of course, they don’t want it, and if they want it, maybe this will happen.
The 5th World Taekwondo Championship will be held from the 6th to the 16th of August, hosted by Bulgaria in the city of Sofia, with the participation of taekwondo players from 90 countries.
For this purpose, the send-off ceremony of the national teams of children and teenagers sent to this competition was held in the presence of Hadi Sa’i, the president of the federation, Hossein Hosseinzadeh, the acting secretary of the federation, Mehroz Sa’i, the advisor of women’s affairs, and a group of veterans.
In the continuation of this ceremony, Amir Abbas Rahnama, a member of the national junior taekwondo team, read the oath of the national teams on behalf of other national players.