According to the IRNA correspondent, Reza Heydari said on Thursday at the election assembly of the head of the North Khorasan Kung Fu and Martial Arts Board: “Preliminary work on the world registration has been done so that the National Olympic Committee of 60 countries has accepted this sport.”
He added: “We are also on the eve of holding the world championship and fortunately, 101 countries have already announced their readiness to participate in this sporting event.”
Heidari, stating that the government seeks the global registration of martial arts in the name of Iran, said: Currently, no martial arts in the world is registered in the name of Iran, but the federation is trying to register the style of Toai Kung Fu in the name of Iran.
The president of the Kung Fu and Martial Arts Federation added: “In fact, although many countries spend a lot of money on this sport and their national interests, but still some people prefer their personal interests to the interests of the country and think about the field.” They are not kung fu sports.
Emphasizing that the registration of this sport among the Olympic sports should be the main goal of all kung fu enthusiasts, he specified: “Unfortunately, in 1990, this flagship sport was merged into the Federation of Sports Associations, and the title of Kung Fu champion is no longer its former prestige.” However, with the efforts and cooperation of many sympathizers of this sport, we were able to become independent and define a budget line for ourselves in the National Olympic Committee.
Heidari added: “In fact, with the global registration of this sport in the name of another country, we will not see the concern of athletes with the ethics of this sport to be integrated in other federations and not be seen.”
In this assembly, Amin Pak Nohad, Reza Shahriari and Reza Hemmatvaza had volunteered to chair the Kung Fu and Martial Arts Board of North Khorasan. He became the head of this sports delegation in the province.
North Khorasan has 45 active sports teams with 25,000 insured athletes.
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