According to IRNA, the third stage of the Grand Prix competitions in 2022 started today, Friday, October 29, with the participation of 256 taekwondo athletes from 61 countries hosted by England in Manchester. They lost the competition.
The invitation to the Grand Prix competition is sent by the World Federation to the taekwondo athletes who are eligible to participate. Head of the Taekwondo Federation, Hadi Saei, during his trip to France and on the sidelines of the Paris Tour de France, on September 13, in a meeting with the head of the World Federation, requested Dr. Cho to send the invitation to Iranian taekwondo players sooner, considering the experiences of the 2019 World Championships. to be In addition, after returning to Tehran, 2 letters were sent to WT in this regard.
Accordingly, on September 15, invitations were sent to the Iranian Taekwondo Federation, and on September 17, the time to appear at the British Embassy in Turkey was set for September 23.
The people sent to these competitions, including taekwondo players, coaches, representatives of the Ministry of Sports and the team leader, attended the embassy of this country in Ankara on the appointed date (September 23), while presenting the necessary documents, and went through the procedures of obtaining visas.
Since then, necessary follow-ups have been done by the international relations of the federation and several letters have been sent to the organizing committee, the World Federation and the British Taekwondo Federation regarding the acceleration of the issuance of visas for the members of the Iranian national team.
Unfortunately, due to political issues, the pursuit of these pillars did not have the necessary results, so that the taekwondo athletes of our country, despite their high preparation, participated in these competitions and their important points (first place 60, second place 36 and first place 21.6 points) on the way to get the Olympic quota from give up
Considering the 25th World Championship (November 22-28) in Mexico, the members of the national team will try to participate in these competitions with proper strength and preparation.