According to Mehr news agency, Haji Murad Gatsalov, the head coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling team, said about his visit to Iran: As the head coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling team, we have traveled to Iran with a young team named Padubani to participate in the Club World Cup.
The Olympic gold medalist continued: I would like to thank all the people involved in the wrestling federation, especially Mr. Debir and Pejman Dashkar as the head coach of the national wrestling team, who provided an opportunity for wrestlers from different countries to gather together and compete well with each other. to hold
The holder of 5 world gold medals stated: I am very happy that our team participated in these competitions, because we really needed to participate in foreign competitions, and the work done by the Iranian Wrestling Federation is definitely very valuable for us, because as you know, the team with Paying attention to the sanctions has led to problems that do not qualify for participation in international competitions, and this year we could not wrestle with the best in the world.
He continued: “Participating in the Club World Cup created a great opportunity for us to fight with high-level Iranian wrestlers so that I can test my wrestlers.”
Gatsalov clarified: The team that came to Iran is a young but promising team and it is not the main team of Russia, but I wanted to test these young people in a big field.
The world silver and bronze medalist said: Apart from the fact that Iranian and Russian wrestlers are friends and brothers and have always been together, Iranians have proved their brotherhood to us everywhere and we are very happy to be in Iran.
He continued: I would like to increase the unity between the Iranian and Russian wrestling teams and have cooperation in the fields of holding joint camps and participating in each other’s competitions. This competition is for more bilateral cooperation and by holding joint camps, the younger ones can learn from the old wrestlers that in the past, the teams of Iran and Russia had a good alliance and cooperation and participated in the competitions, and this makes us make good progress.
Regarding the camp of national wrestling teams, he said: First of all, I would like to thank the head of the federation, who has also provided a complete and large set for Iranian wrestling. This collection can help both the development of Iranian shipping and the development of the countries that come here. With these facilities that I saw here, I believe that in the near future, I will witness the appearance of many Iranian champions in the world and Olympic competitions.
Regarding holding a joint training camp in Iran, Gatsalov said: “After the Club Cup, we are going to train for two weeks in the camp of the national teams. Of course, we plan to bring our young wrestlers to this group more than the main team. On the other hand, we would like the same camps to be held in Russia with the presence of Iranian wrestlers to achieve mutual progress.
The head coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling team said about the participation of this team in the Asian Games in China: “We ourselves do not know for sure whether this is possible or not, but there has been a discussion in this regard, and if this happens, we welcome it.”
He continued: Russian wrestlers need to participate in foreign competitions, and we would be happy to wrestle in Asia, and this shows that politics has nothing to do with sports, and a number of Asian countries are by our side in a brotherly manner, which allows They give us so that we can participate in competitions and continue to participate in the Olympics.
At the end, Gatsalov thanked all those involved, officials and supporters who organized the club cup competitions and said: I sincerely thank those who helped us in holding camps, providing facilities for wrestlers to rest and other things, and God willing In the future, we can compensate for these efforts.