The 43rd meeting of the NOC Executive Board was held at the Wrestling Federation with the presence of members.
Iran NOC; Tehran: After the end
of the National Olympic Committee Executive Board meeting hosted by the
Wrestling Federation, Seyed Manaf Hashemi, Secretary General of the National
Olympic Committee, stated: "The members of the Executive Board today held
this meeting with the aim of appreciating the efforts of wrestling and the
infrastructure that was provided by the efforts of the government and
non-government organizations and Alireza Dabir for athletes, wrestlers and hardworking
ones in this discipline. Wrestling is the first discipline and we win medals
every time."
"The next Executive Board
meeting will be held at the Taekwondo Federation and then at the Weightlifting
Federation. We plan to go to the federations in rotation for the Nagoya Asian
Games, and for this purpose, we started with the best" He further continued.
Highlighting that Wrestling and
Taekwondo Federations were to receive extra assistance outside the budget to
increase their motivation through their performance in the Olympics; the Secretary-General
added: “We will be leaving for the Harbin Winter Games in March with a delegation
of 35 individuals. Our athletes will compete in two disciplines: skiing and
mountaineering and cross-country skiing. Although we do not expect to win many
medals, we will be leaving for this Asian event fully prepared. For this
purpose, we have foreseen preparation camps and the necessary budget”. Dr.
Seyed Manaf Hashemi also highlighted the need for doubling the effort to
compete against top teams of Asia with the target of winning gold medals.