In an interview with Mehr reporter, Behrouz Yari said about the performance of the national freestyle wrestling team in the ranked competitions of Croatia: The team that participated in the Croatian competitions showed the capital and existence of Iranian wrestling. The defeat of Rahman Amouzad and Yunus Emami was predictable for us and was not far from expected. Rahman has become heavyweight and I think this is the last year he can go on the mat at 65kg. Considering the conditions of the last year, it was predictable that they would not be able to appear in their own capacity.
Qasimpour loses to Snyder again
He added: Considering Snyder’s tactics against Kamran Qasimpour, I don’t think Kamran will be able to defeat this wrestler in a few more matches. But if Kamran wrestles with Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian or Azarpira, maybe the result will be different. In the weight of 125 kg, Amir Hossein Zare showed that he is head and neck above the rest of the world and easily defeats his opponents and is the most optimistic person to win a gold medal in the Olympics. I hope the federation will appreciate this gift and keep this wrestler in the best way until the Olympics.
The fate of Syrians is waiting for Yazdani
Yari emphasized: “We didn’t have any other famous wrestlers in other weights and unfortunately Vafaipour didn’t reach the weight and this caused the caliber of this wrestler to be unknown.” This incident was a serious alarm for us. If we don’t hold a match for Yazdani and Vafaipour, we will not understand Hassan Yazdani’s level of preparation. If Yazdani is not tested in any arena from the Asian Games to the Olympics, the fate of wrestlers like Sooryan and Reza Yazdani will be determined for him. We must test Yazdani in one or two international arenas to keep this wrestler.
Kaveh has been with the team for many years
The Iranian wrestling expert said: Some say that this is Kaveh’s first experience as a head coach, but in my opinion, he has been with the team since 2001, although Mohsen Kaveh has never been the head coach of the national team, but he is always with the team. He was one of the best people who took this responsibility, of course, the result is already clear. I am sure that we will definitely not win 6 gold medals in the 2024 Olympics, and maybe we can win three medals, which would be a good result if one medal is also gold.
The distance between heroes and other people is big
He said: If Zare is at his level, he can win a gold medal in the Olympics, and the rest of the people will win medals in other weights. In the 74, 65 and 57 kg weights, we have a very difficult task ahead of us, and the distance between the champion wrestler and the others is very large, in the 86 kg weight, the possibility of winning a medal by the second person of this weight is low, I hope Yazdani’s injury will be resolved by then. But in general, we will definitely win medals in two weights. In the weight of 125 kg, winning a medal is certain, but its color is not clear.
The technical staff is to blame for not getting a medal
Yari noted: If freestyle wrestling can win three medals in the Olympics, it will have a successful record and everyone will share in this success, but if the national team cannot achieve this number of medals or even less, it is natural that each of the officials of the federation and The national team will blame others.
The athlete determines the task for the federation
About the non-appearance of Rahman Amouzad in the final stage and criticizing this issue, the freestyle wrestling expert noted: The wrestling federation has been champion-oriented during the past 50 years. Of course, other disciplines also have these conditions. When the athlete is on the safe side, he sets a task for the federation. In the past eras in wrestling, the heroes who had a firm foothold made the technical staff bow down to them. But the ship’s family does not bear these additional costs and restrictions. I believe that sending some wrestlers to Zagreb was unnecessary and costs should have been saved.
Azarpira’s victory against Snyder was not out of mind
Freestyle wrestling expert said about Azarpira’s performance: Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian had defeated Snyder before. Therefore, Azarpira’s victory against Snyder was not out of mind. Amir Ali Azarpira showed that wrestling in Iran is dynamic and we are among the few countries that have wrestling in a traditional way, but the higher the level of competitions, the more the pressure on the technical staff will increase and the conditions will become more difficult.
Azarpira and Snyder will be different in the Olympics
He said: Of course, in wrestling, we don’t have any measurements to evaluate the coaches, and whoever leads the national team, they all do the same thing. If the wrestler loses, it is his own fault, if he wins, it is the honor of the technical staff. Amirali Azarpira and Snyder will not be the same wrestlers we see in the Olympics, both wrestlers will change in the Olympic field. Unfortunately, now the situation is such that no matter how long the camp is made, instead of making the wrestler stronger and more tactical, he will become weaker.