In an interview with IRNA on Monday, Vahid Sanaei added: “In the junior category, Ali Moradi from Fars, Sajjad Darini and Amir Hesam Vahdati from Khorasan Razavi, and in the youth section, Amir Mehdi Moradi from Fars and Benamin Vahdati from Khorasan Razavi, five players sent to world competitions.” They are from Italy.
He added: The 2022 World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by the city of Milan in Italy on May 20.
The head coach of the national team continued: “Before the start of the World Cup, the national teams will be sent to the Bulgarian Open Cup, which will be held from May 10 to 13, and since one of the main difficulties for the Iranian national team is less experience than its rivals.” Therefore, attending these competitions can be a good benchmark for the preparation of the players as well as the analysis of the opponents by the technical staff in the 2022 World Cup in Italy.
Sanaei added: Majid Moradi from Fars also participates in the composition of the adult national team, which consists of 9 players.
What is Savate?
Savate is a martial art also known as French boxing, and athletes in the boxing ring fight with gloves and kicks, and this discipline is more than 300 years old and is under the supervision of the World Federation.
This discipline started in Fars in 1987 and during this period Vahid Sanaei, Ali Jamali and Seyed Ali Hashemi have succeeded in winning the Asian gold medal and also another athlete from this province in the 2019 World Youth Championship won a bronze medal. Has earned.