According to IRNA, an extraordinary assembly of the boxing federation was held today (Tuesday) under the chairmanship of Mohammad Poladgar, vice president of championship and professional sports development of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, and with the presence of all assembly members at the National Olympic Academy. They gave.
The national youth boxing team of the country had gone to the world youth championships with the composition of 5 national team members. Hossein Thori, the former president of the boxing federation, had announced in a conversation with the opposition media that he would not return to the country. For this reason, with the decision of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, an extraordinary boxing assembly was held today, and the members of the assembly voted to dismiss Thori, and Siamak Salehi, the vice president of the boxing federation, temporarily took over the responsibility of the federation until the Ministry of Sports and Youth for this federation in the next few days. The supervisor chooses.
The meeting was held today while the youth team did not return to Iran with the national team yesterday morning in the absence of Morteza Rigi, the niece of Hossein Thori and Massoud Saedinia, the heavyweight of the national team, and they also stayed in Spain with Hossein Thori.
Earlier and considering the recent events, the former champions of the national boxing team had gathered in the area of the Revolution sports complex as a sign of protest against the decisions of Hossein Thouri.
Ehsan Rozbahani, the former champion of the national team, Froutan Golara, Seyed Ibrahim Mousavi and a number of champions also appeared in front of the assembly hall today as a sign of protest.