Alireza Staki On Sunday, in an interview with IRNA, explaining the conditions of the Iranian national boxing team on the eve of the Asian Championship in Jordan, he said: Considering the conditions of the team, 40% of the players are being sent to a tournament for the first time. 30% is the first event they attend after last year’s world championships, and 30% participated in preparatory competitions.
He added: “We had a good preparation process and held several preparatory camps with other Asian teams.” We go to Jordan to have the best technical performance.
With regard to the absence of Daniyal Shahbakhsh and the condition of Meisham Qashlaghi, the Iranian team seems to have a very difficult task to repeat the results of the previous Asian Games (2 silver and 2 bronze), Staki said: We are counting on all 12 of our boxers; Because they are the best. When a boxer is selected in Iran, he must have something to say in Asia as well. Of course, the lottery also has an effect, but in the end, they are the ones who determine the result.
Regarding the possibility of no seeding in the Asian Championship, he said: Considering the holding of competitions in 13 weights, the possibility of no seeding is high. It is possible that you will face the world and Asian champion in the first round, and on the other hand, you may not fight with a prominent opponent until the finals.
Stating that Iran is among the top five boxing countries in Asia, Staki said: All Asian countries are good at boxing and we should try to get the necessary results. Every boxer has to weigh in on the day of the match and this is one of the problems.
Staki explained about the coaches who will be sent to the Asian Championship with him: Homayoun Amiri, Jassam Delavari, Gholamreza Karimi and Shahram Fateh are with me.
The head coach of the national team said: “This decision really makes it difficult for Ka.” In the Asian Games, everyone comes to win medals. The competitions are held in seven weights, and as I have heard, the first and second place in each weight of the Asian Games, in addition to the winner of the ranking match, will qualify for the Paris Olympics.
He said: The total quotas for boxing in the Tokyo Olympics were 186, which were reduced to 124 for Paris, and the competitions will be held in seven weights. Despite all the difficulties, our goal is to continue the good trend of recent years.
The Asian Boxing Championship 2022 will be held on November 10-21, hosted by Jordan and in Amman.
The Hangzhou Asian Games were supposed to be held in October, but due to the corona situation in China, it was postponed by a year and will be held in 1402.