Sai: We have financial problems to get the Olympic quota/ The Taekwondo Assembly was postponed due to the helicopter crash of the minister

In an interview with the sports reporter of Fars news agency, Hadi Saei, in response to the question of what was the main reason for the cancellation of the Taekwondo Federation’s extraordinary assembly and whether this assembly was supposed to be held with the presence of Seyed Hamid Sajjadi, Minister of Sports and Youth, said: In a meeting that Recently, we had a meeting with the Minister of Sports and Youth, and we informed him about the time of holding the Extraordinary Assembly of the Taekwondo Federation; On the same day, Sajjadi expressed his desire to attend the Taekwondo Federation’s annual meeting.

He continued: He even claimed that this is the first assembly in which he wants to be present himself, and for this reason, he made the necessary arrangements for the 15th of March to attend the extraordinary assembly of the Taekwondo Federation, but from the Office of Joint Affairs. sports federations with the date announced by the Minister of Sports because the meeting of the Council of Deputies was supposed to be held in the morning, but the Minister of Sports ordered that the Extraordinary Assembly of the Taekwondo Federation be held on the same date, March 15, in the afternoon, and he should attend our assembly.

Sa’i pointed out: If no one believes, the handwritten letter that the Minister of Sports and Youth sent to the relevant officials is also available and we can present it so that some people may not marginalize it, but unfortunately, the incident of the helicopter crash carrying the officials of the Ministry of Sports and Youth And the death of Ismail Ahmadi, the director general of the ministerial area of ​​the Ministry of Sports and Youth, and the incident that happened to the Minister of Sports and Youth caused this forum to be postponed.

In the continuation of his speech, he pointed out: Of course, they had announced objections to hold the extraordinary assembly, which was not a very important issue. Actually, those objections were not something that caused the assembly to be postponed, because we immediately took action and solved the problem by asking the questions of the people present in the voting, and in fact it was not and is not a special issue.

The president of the Taekwondo Federation continued his speech and said: Unfortunately, a very bad thing happened in the helicopter crash and Ismail Ahmadi, one of the Jihadi and Compassionate sports managers, was martyred in this accident. He was one of the responsible managers in the Ministry of Sports and Youth. He was always available to the presidents of the federations, he always tried to keep the situation in the Ministry of Sports and Youth calm. Ahmadi was the patient rock of the federations and now that we have lost him, everyone has realized that a jihadi man has traveled from among us.

Expressing his happiness about the condition and recovery process of the Minister of Sports and Youth, Sa’i said: What happened to the Minister of Sports and Youth worried us all, but fortunately today we see that Sajjadi’s condition has improved a lot. We hope that he will return to his family first and then return to his second family, which is sports. This incident that happened to Sajjadi and his companion shows the commitment of the Minister of Sports, he is a prolific person and always likes to fulfill his commitment. For this reason, he is constantly present in all provincial projects. Sajjadi is a compassionate and hardworking person. All the heads of the federation and the sports community are undoubtedly praying for his health and we hope that he will wear the clothes of Afit as soon as possible.

In response to the question, Sai said that the national Taekwondo team is supposed to be sent to the Chinese Grand Slam, but the Taekwondo Federation is facing financial problems. Whether the national team will be sent with full members to the Olympic quota matches or not, he said: Grand Slam route; It is a shortcut to get a quota for the Paris Olympics. Fortunately, we currently have 4 Olympic teams. We have 20 people in the camps, and choosing 16 of these people for 4 weights is really a difficult task. It is very difficult to choose. This competition is a great chance to reach the quota for the Paris Olympics, and we should go to China with all our strength, but due to the financial problems that the federation has, we have to cross a line. I hope that the Ministry of Sports and Youth will help us so that we can Send the most people to the Chinese competitions. This mission requires a serious support from the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the National Olympic Committee.

In the continuation of his speech, Sa’i pointed out that we missed the opportunity to participate in the Grand Prix and from now on we have to participate in the Olympic quota competitions with full concentration, and said: This path we have taken is a good path to obtain The Olympic quota is the Olympic quota. In the Grand Prix, there were some events where we could not be sent, or visas were not given, or other problems arose and we lost the opportunity. In terms of ranking, we are behind. This route is 540 points, of which we lost 20 points because a race is held in Palestine; Because we cannot be sent there. Of course, there are 520 more points left and we can win these 520 points. This Chinese Grand Slam tournament is an opportunity to win points. I hope that the national team will be sent to China with the financial support of the officials of the Ministry of Sports and the National Olympic Committee.

In response to the question that Payam Khanlarkhani was chosen as the head coach of parakwondo, Saee said that this choice was contrary to the words and hadiths that had been created and some people thought that the Taekwondo Federation has a problem with Khanlarkhani. Are there any such problems in the Taekwondo Federation? Or not, he said: I was always the first person to mention Payam Khanlarkhani’s name in all technical committee meetings. These issues that you mentioned are issues that are created by marginalists. I forgave the people who hurt me in the past and I have even used them, now what about Payam Khanlarkhani who had no problem with me and was one of our humble and moral coaches and is now with us. I should also thank Morteza Soltani, who we are very satisfied with. The fact that he is not working now, God forbid, does not mean that we are upset with him. Undoubtedly, we will use Morteza Soltani in other places. He is a good and moral coach.

Continuing his speech, in response to the question that what was the outcome of the meeting of the technical committee, he said: In part of the outcome of this meeting, opinions were exchanged about sending the national team to the Chinese Grand Slam. Bijan Moqanlu, the head coach of the national taekwondo team, has arranged 4 Olympic teams; Out of the 20 people who are present in the camps, 16 suggested Hugo Posh in the form of 4 Olympic teams. We checked all the weights one by one. The conditions of the children are really good and close to each other so that we cannot cross anyone out, but unfortunately due to financial constraints, we have to cross out some of them, contrary to our inner desire, according to the opinion of the technical committee. All our kids are really good but we have to make this decision. Thank God, the situation has turned out in such a way that now our hands are open in the national taekwondo team.

President of the Taekwondo Federation, in response to the question that at the beginning of your administration, you claimed that the conditions in the women’s division are such that you are free to choose players for the national team and there are no restrictions in the women’s division, after this period of time that you Have you become the head of the federation, are the conditions in the men’s section the same as the women’s? He said: Yes, when I first came to the women’s section, I claimed that our hands were open, but now, thank God, during this time, our men have progressed to such an extent that we We have two very good 8-member teams, we can arrange 4 very good Olympic teams. The conditions are so good that we cannot predict who will be the first.

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