According to Mehr news agency, the national championship adult freestyle wrestling competitions will be held on the 22nd to 24th of December in the city of Sari, Mazandaran province, and these competitions are considered as the first and main stage of the selection cycle of the national team. According to the selection cycle of the national freestyle wrestling team, the medal winners of the 2023 World Championships in Serbia, the gold medalists of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and the wrestlers who have won the Olympic quota (a total of 8 wrestlers) are exempted from participating in these competitions, and other contenders Those who intend to wear the national team jersey in the 2024 competitions should participate in these competitions.
According to note 3 of article one of the selection cycle of the national team, note 3: if a wrestler cannot participate in the cycle due to an injury, only with the approval of the authorized doctor of the federation, the medical committee and the approval of the technical staff and the agreement of the wrestling federation can he work in The cycle continues and this means that only wrestlers whose injuries are serious and approved by the authorized doctor of the federation can be exempted from these competitions with the approval of the technical staff and the agreement of the federation.
Considering that the Olympic Games as the most important sports competition in the world are held every 4 years, the selection cycle of the national team this year is very important because the wrestlers who want to participate in the Olympics and win medals in these competitions and Olympic medals to add to their showcase of honors, they must do their best. On the other hand, holding national championship competitions in Mazandaran province, which has the most national contenders in freestyle wrestling, and the presence of Mazandaran spectators who have wrestling in their blood can greatly help to increase the level of the event and its quality.
According to the statements of Mohsen Kaveh, the head coach of the national freestyle wrestling team, the first training camp of this team for the upcoming competitions will begin after the selection of the top players of the country’s championship in Sari and on December 27, until the tough technical year of the national freestyle wrestling team. to officially begin.