Following the Olympic Council of Asia’s announcement to add Kurash and Pencak Silat to the Bahrain 2025 Asian Youth Games program, the National Olympic Committee of Iran convened a technical meeting with officials of the two disciplines.
Iran NOC; Tehran: Dr. Mahdi Alinejad, Secretary General of
the NOC, stressed that with less than one month until the Games, it is vital to
quickly assess the situation and finalize athlete selections despite the lack
of detailed information received so far. Alireza Pakdel, Chef de Mission of
Team Iran, also presented remarks. The meeting was also attended by Dr. Reza
Shaji (Director of National Teams Monitoring Center), Atefeh Eslamiyan (International Relations Director), Hamid Salami (Protocol Director), and Ali
Farahani (Support Services).