Iran Curling Association officially obtained membership within World Curling Federation.
Iran NOC; Tehran: The Curling
Association of the Iranian Ski and Winter Sports Federation began its
activities in December last year, chaired by Mahmoud Abdollahi, and started the
process of joining the World Federation along with holding domestic programs.
Following up on the preparation
and drafting of a statute in accordance with the statute of the World Curling Federation,
compiling a chart, forming national teams for women and men, etc., were among
the items on the agenda during this period, so that Iran's membership would
also be raised at the last meeting of the World Federation's Executive Board.
At this meeting, which was held in September of this year in Canada, Iran's
membership was discussed, but its membership was supposed to be officially
announced at the beginning of 2025, which was officially published on the
organization's, given the discipline’s candidacy for being sent to the Harbin
Asian Games. Thus, the Iranian Curling Association can now benefit from the
World Curling Federation's educational and support programs and also
participate in various events in this discipline based on the position and
ranking it will achieve.