A brief pre Fun Run Press Conference was held at National Olympic Committee represented by officials of Hangzhou Asian Games Executive Office and the OCA.
Iran NOC; Tehran: In the Press
Conference, Dr. Seyed Manaf Hashemi not only reviewed the situation and
preparation of Iranian delegation but answered to the questions posed by the
journalists. The countdown clock at the
entrance to the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a
constant reminder to all those entering the portals of the NOC Headquarters in
Tehran. It stood at 4 months, 12 days, 22 minutes and 30 seconds as a
delegation from the Olympic Council of Asia and the Hangzhou Asian Games
Organizing Committee (HAGOC) walked in on Wednesday, May 10, on the eve of the
Hangzhou Asian Games Fun Run. “We have full confidence in the Iran NOC and we
know it will be a successful Fun Run tomorrow. This is the 18th Fun Run for the
Hangzhou Asian Games, and I know it will be a popular event with the public as
were the previous ones,” said; Jeans Zhou Jian, Director of OCA Media and
Broadcast Department at the Press Conference. “This is my third visit to this
beautiful country and both my previous trips were also associated with the
Asian Games, the previous two being in 2014 and 2018. I have always been
impressed with the support given by the Iran NOC, and it has been no different
this time too,” Jeans noted. Yao Fei, Deputy Director at HAGOC Executive
Office, thanked the Iranian NOC for organizing the Fun Run and welcomed Iranian
journalists for the Press Conference.