NOC Presidents, Dr. Salehi Amiri paid visit to Wushu Federation along with officials and EB Members.
Iran NOC; Tehran: During the
visit to the Wushu Federation, which was hosted by Amir Sedighi, President of
the Wushu Federation, and Hossein Ojaghi, National Team coach, Dr. Salehi Amiri
and the accompanying delegation watched the Wushu Premier League comptetions.
Dr. Salehi Amiri stated: “First
of all, we should be grateful for the efforts of Dr. Alinejad, who worked hard
for this sport; martial arts are very powerful in Asia, and in martial arts, Wushu
is full of medals, and we are among the contenders. Wushu has the potential to
become more widespread in society and I witnessed this in China. We have to aim
for the 2022 Asian Games and I believe we will definitely achieve results”. Dr.
Salehi Amiri emphasized: “The presence of our girls in international events
changes our prestige. Fortunately, Wushu is a discipline in which our women have
had a successful presence”.
Welcoming Dr. Salehi Amiri and
the delegation, President of the Wushu Federation, Amir Siddiqi held: “We will
do our best to successfully participate in the Asian Games to achieve the best
result. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Alinejad and colleagues, the Wushu
Federation has always achieved brilliant results, which makes it harder for us,
but our effort is to achieve the best results as we in the past”.