The thirty ninth meeting of the NOC Executive Board was held with presence of all members.
Iran NOC; Tehran: At the end of
the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Olympic Committee,
Dr. Seyed Manaf Hashemi, NOC Secretary-General announced the awarding of the
gold medal to Nahid Kiani and the selection of Alireza Pakdel as the Chef de
Mission of the delegation to the Winter Olympics. Dr. Syed Manaf Hashemi,
Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee, while presenting a report
of the executive board's approvals, highlighted that everyone is aware aware of
the results which were achieved are the second best result in the history of
the Olympics after the London 2012. He reported that 12 medals have been won and
our silver medals could be turned into gold to make history. Dr. Hashemi stated
about Nahid Kiani: “Her silver medal was considered equal to gold, the National
Olympic Committee also considered this and she will be rewarded equivalent to
gold. In today's meeting, Mr. Rezazadeh, former Iranian weightlifting Olympian,
was given the appointment letter of the advisor to the president of the
National Olympic Committee in the affairs of the Olympians. The NOC Sectary-General
further highlighted about the upcoming meetings and plans of the Executive
Board.