According to IRNA; The Taekwondo Federation Presidential Election Conference will be held at 10 am tomorrow (Wednesday) in the presence of the five finalists at the National Olympic Academy.
Seyed Mohammad Poladgar, Mohammad Jamshidi, Hossein Hosseinzadeh, Sirus Rezaei and Hadi Saei; There are candidates who have been approved to attend the assembly.
In between is the rivalry between the steelmaker and the diligent. Poladgar has been the president of the Taekwondo Federation since 1379 and before that he was the vice president.
Iranian Taekwondo has had many ups and downs in his management. From building a Taekwondo house with all the facilities of the world day, world championship, winning several medals in the Olympics and Asian Games, which made Taekwondo the best sports federation in Iran, to be on a downward slope in recent years with failure in the Olympics and World Championships. was with us.
While it was rumored that Poladgar was supposed to be selected as the Deputy Minister of Championship Sports Development of the Ministry of Sports to practically end his tenure in Taekwondo, this hypothesis did not materialize so that this experienced manager could think about continuing his presence in Taekwondo again.
On the other hand, “Hadi Saei” is the most honorable sports olympian in Iran. Winner of two gold and one Olympic bronze medal, two gold, one silver and one world bronze, one gold and one bronze medal at the Asian Games and several other medals from international events, he is still trying to become the president of the Taekwondo Federation.
Saei tried to achieve this in the past, but did not go anywhere, but this time he seems to have entered the field more seriously and, unlike in the past, has a good chance.
There are three other candidates who have a cover role and will not have a chance. Unless at the last minute, Poladgar is issued as the Deputy Minister of Sports and he is re-appointed as the head of Taekwondo. Then the votes and support of the steelmaker will go to one of the three.
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