The press conference for the Best Athlete of 2024 festival was held on the Sports Channel, and the names of the candidates for various categories were announced.
Iran NOC; Tehran: Sina Motazedi,
the Director of the Sports Channel, said: "This is the fourth year we are
holding the festival. For the past years, we have tried to move forward with
the support of the people, and last year we had 5 million public votes. We had
many meetings with the presidents of the federations and the Minister of
Sports, and we tried to take all the points into account. Forms were sent to
the federations, and nearly 1,257 candidates were introduced to us. After the
meetings we had in the selection committee, we reached 136 candidates. Each
federation introduced 3 to us as a jury, and from 136 candidates, we reached
90. The jury included Davarzani as the representative of the Minister of
Sports, Khosravi Vafa, Alinejad NOC President and Secretary-General, Ghafoor Kargari,
Paralympic Committee President Majid Jalali, and some sports veterans”.
“We tried to pay special
attention to Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Last year, prizes were awarded to
the best, and we are trying to increase this award” added the Director of the
Sports Channel.