Hadi Habibi, one of the former national freestyle wrestlers of Iran, who was present in the Asian and world arenas after the championship as the coach and head of the national team, called the 2022 competitions and the events ahead of the Iranian wrestling very hard and close.
In this regard, Hadi Habibi, in an interview with Mehr, wished good and proud days for Iranian wrestling and said: “We finished last year while Iranian wrestling first passed the Tokyo Olympics and then participated in the 2021 World Championships in Norway.” Found. Although the results in these two important and international arenas were relatively good and promising, despite the relatively short time lag, the conditions for the New Year and the 2022 World Cup in Serbia will certainly be much more difficult.
Referring to the absence of the Russians in this year’s World Championships due to the ban by the World Wrestling Union and its impact on the performance of the Iranian team, he continued: “Undoubtedly, the absence of the Russians in the World Championships will make things much easier for our children and even other competitors.” . We have direct and tough competitors from Russia, whose exclusion from the Serbian world gives us a smoother path to medals. Of course, this does not mean that Iranian wrestlers no longer have a strong opponent in the absence of the Russians, and certainly other well-known countries such as the United States can be as stubborn as Iran.
The former head of the national freestyle wrestling team pointed to the short time between the World Championships and the Asian Games and said: “Certainly, the wrestling authorities and even the national team consider participating in world competitions more important than the Asian Games.” Naturally, winning medals in world competitions is much more valuable and prestigious than the Asian Games, although the Asian Games are also important and enduring. Of course, the Asian Games are more important for the country’s sports authorities due to the effect of wrestling medals in the ranking of Iranian sports convoy medals, and naturally, wrestling should shine in this continental arena as well.
Habibi, who also has a history of coaching in the Premier League, added at the end about these competitions: More comprehensive. I hope that the 1401 league will be planned and implemented with a better approach and thinking, so that it does not lead to the escape of the financial sponsors of this tournament. In my opinion, the trustees of the Wrestling Federation League organization should determine the structure of these competitions from the very beginning and, for example, tell the claimants whether participation in world club competitions as a reward for the champion team is definite or not.
According to the Mehr correspondent, Iranian wrestling is facing important events in the new year, including the Asian Championship in Mongolia (late April 1401), the World Championships in Serbia (September 19-27, 1401) and the Asian Games in China (September 30 to October 2, 1401). has it.