NOC President Meets UWW Vice President

Iran NOC; Tehran: Khosravi Vafa welcomed the UWW Vice President and noted that Iran is one of the world’s leading wrestling nations, with the sport deeply rooted in the country’s culture, history and centuries-old literature. He praised the efforts of the Wrestling Federation President, adding that Alireza Dabir, as a former champion with a deep understanding of athletes’ needs and strong managerial capabilities, has played a key role in developing and safeguarding Iran’s global standing in wrestling. He stressed that both the NOC and the Ministry of Sport and Youth fully support Dabir’s leadership.

Khosravi Vafa underlined Iran’s expectation that UWW continue to support Iranian wrestling as a major global power, emphasizing that the Iranian Wrestling Federation stands alongside UWW and backs its policies, planning and decisions. He expressed hope that this positive, two-way relationship would be maintained and further strengthened. Addressing Mamiashvili, the NOC President also called for valuable and influential positions for Iran within UWW, noting that the country has many experts and champions whose presence in key decision-making bodies could be highly beneficial. For his part, Mamiashvili, who is also President of the Russian Wrestling Federation, thanked Khosravi Vafa and said his visit to Iran was of great importance. He described Iran as a great nation with numerous wrestling champions and expressed appreciation for the NOC’s support of wrestling and Alireza Dabir.