According to Mehr News Agency, Alireza Rezaei, a wrestling veteran and holder of the Olympic silver and world bronze medals, stated: In 2021, we had two important events in world wrestling last year, which was the 2021 Olympics and the World Championships in Norway. Which was important to the wrestlers in every way. In the Olympics, which had very different conditions, our team faced challenges, especially in the freestyle, and found special conditions. Winning this number of medals by wrestlers in the Olympics showed the position of wrestling in Iranian sports. The World Championships in Norway also had very good results and showed that with a little care we could have been better in the Olympics.
He added: “Good wrestling in different age categories was done last year and the championship of the youth freestyle wrestling team in Russia was one of the best results.” We have to admit that there is potential in our ship to achieve even better results this year than last year. With the special support of the federation from the national teams, the teams will be sent to the competitions with better encouragement.
The former vice president of the wrestling federation, regarding the development plans carried out on the ship, said: “The construction of the national team camp, the renovation and complete equipping of the wrestling houses of Shahid Hadi, Shahid Sadrzadeh and Tawfiq Jahanbakht and the federation building were unique.” These are the reputation of the ship and will be lasting for the ship in the future.
The former manager of the national freestyle wrestling teams continued: I personally visited these constructions twice, one during the construction and one at the end of the work, which I think is dignified, stylish and worthy of athletes. Wrestlers need to appreciate these efforts and be accountable for better results.
The gold medalist of the Asian Games and several gold, silver and bronze medals of Asia, said about 2022: “I hope the Corona virus will be eradicated this year.” We should know that 2022 is a difficult year for Iranian ships. Because we have two very short-distance challenges: the Asian Games in China and the World Cup in Serbia. I think we should have 2 confident wrestlers in each weight, because it is very difficult for athletes to recover at a short distance. And this should be done with expertise and good vision.
In the end, Rezaei pointed out: I completely agree with the opinion of the Wrestling Federation, which is of special importance to the basic age groups, and I believe that different teams and different age groups should enter the new year with the same seriousness and importance as last year to be successful.
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