sub-ring diplomacy; From increasing the quota in the Club Cup to the revival of basketball refereeing
According to IRNA, the pursuit of the president of our country’s basketball federation for Iran to play a more effective role in the new structure of the West Asian Club Cup basketball tournament can undoubtedly add more value and prestige to this discipline. A problem that ultimately brings the prosperity of this academic field and can become the basis for the generalization and development of basketball in the country.
The strong presence of Iranian basketball referees to judge the important events of the old continent, from the championships of different age groups to the Asian Cup and the selection windows of the World Cup, has been one of the important events of this field this year, while FIBA Asia in recent years, due to various reasons, the referees Irani didn’t benefit and even banned the referees of our country.
Now it is reported that Javad Davari, the head of the Iran Basketball Federation, is seeking to establish constructive communication with an interactive approach, with the focus of inviting and re-appearing Iranian basketball referees at the level of important competitions in this field in Asia, and it remains to be seen how successful this new approach will be.
Of course, in the latest action, Mohammad Doost and Hadi Salem will be in charge of refereeing Lebanon’s matches with New Zealand and India in the fifth qualifying window of the World Cup which will be held from November 10th to 13th (November 19th to 22nd) in order to continue the successful presence of basketball referees in The important competitive arenas of this field, which included the finals of the Asian Cup, the referees of Iranian basketball should remain in the showcase of judgments. Undoubtedly, this proper and logical relationship between the federation and FIBAAsia will be effective in the excellence of Iranian basketball refereeing, so that in the meantime, the referees will get their right as one of the pillars of the federation.
In this regard, not long ago, with the presence of FIBA Asia officials in Tehran, which was accompanied by the pretext of holding the youth championship of the old continent, this process took a new form. The presence of “Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Ahmad Al-Thani” President of FIBA Asia and “Hagop Khajirian” Executive Director of FIBA in the Asian Region in the meeting with the Minister of Sports and Youth was enough to highlight the capacities of this academic discipline to the point where the discussion of the presence of another representative from Iran’s basketball in West Asian clubs should be considered.
Knowing the importance of the presence of two Iranian representatives in the West Asian Clubs Cup, which will benefit the national development of this field, the president of Iran Basketball Federation has started various consultations to increase Iran’s quota for a long time, in addition to the Gorgan municipality as the champion of the premier league. has obtained the quota of direct presence in West Asia, another representative of Iranian basketball should also obtain the permission to participate in this event.
If this issue is realized, it will undoubtedly bring positive trends to Iranian basketball. Let’s not forget that Iranian basketball has gone through many ups and downs to reach its glorious days, and collective wisdom and group cohesion are undoubtedly among the successful pillars of this federation. This sport has seen great people who, with empathy and unity, are a valuable think tank to help the young and motivated president of the basketball federation.