NOC President Meets CISM Top-Rank Officials

Iran NOC; Tehran: The meeting was attended by Mr. Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa, the NOC President, General Fooladi, Head of the Physical Education Organization of the Iranian Armed Forces and Head of the Iranian delegation to the CISM, Navy Captain Roberto Recchia, CISM Secretary General from Italy, Colonel Joseph Bacari, Head of the CISM Games Department from Tanzania, Colonel Shabir Al-Najm, Member of the CISM Board Member from Pakistan, Colonel Saif Al-Marri, Liaison for the Asian continent at the CISM from Qatar, Colonel Reza Bagheri, Director of the CISM Games from Iran, along with the NOC directors.

At the beginning of this meeting, while thanking and appreciating General Fooladi and welcoming the delegation, Mr. Khosravi Vafa, stated: “Military figures are popular in our country, and General Fooladi enjoys a very acceptable position due to his valuable services to the sports community, especially in the military section. The representative of the military forces' sports is a voting member of the National Olympic Committee's General Assembly due to his status and importance in our country. I know the International Military Sports Council of the World, known as CISM, well because I have been both an athlete and part of military. Therefore, I feel close to you, I believe that the people who are present in CISM have sports mixed with their lives and their jobs are also tied to sports”.

In the following, Colonel Roberto Recchia, CISM Secretary General thanked the National Olympic Committee of Iran for hosting him and introduced his delegation, stating: The CISM headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium, where various members from 5 continents are present. I thank you for your kind words and literature, and I believe that sports are an important part and principle in the military area and will be very effective in the growth and formation of individuals' personalities. The Iranian delegation has a very good participation in the CISM programs, and this indicates that there is a good relationship in between. I hope that this cooperation will become closer day by day and will bring about a bilateral situation for sports and the military sector”. He also highlighted that there is a positive collaboration within CISM and IOC. General Fooladi, head of the Armed Forces Physical Education Department, thanked the NOC President for the meeting and mentioned Khosravi Vafa as one of the best and most skilled sports managers in the country, who has both a championship and military background. He added that 154 medals were won by military forces in the countries at the Paris Olympics, which is more than the previous Olympics and clearly shows the growth of sports in military section. In addition, he pointed out that 700 athletes represented at the Paris Olympic Games, as well