Tehran, 29 July 2022 (TDI): In a message, the Iranian President congratulated the nation of Iran, as its national junior wrestling team won the World Championship in Italy.
The President also sincerely thanked the participating athletes, coaches, as well as the people involved in wrestling sport.
President felicitates #Iran‘s national junior wrestling team on winning world championship https://t.co/HJ5DHkqPdf pic.twitter.com/5m5cbfP6kC
— Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (@Iran_GOV) July 28, 2022
The text of Iranian President Raisi’s message is as follows:
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
The promising championship of our country’s national junior wrestling team in the World Championships in Italy once again displayed the capabilities of Islamic Iran’s young people and became a source of joy and happiness for the people and the country’s sports community.
This precious brilliance shows the talent, great effort, and bright future of our country’s young people in this sport, I hope with the right planning and the more efforts of capable coaches, we will witness their continued success in other sports competitions.
Congratulating the great nation of Iran on this victory, I sincerely appreciate the efforts of the staff and coaches of the national wrestling team, especially the dear wrestlers.
Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran’s Recent Sports Achievements
In January 2022, Iran registered its place at FIFA World Cup 2022 being held in Qatar. Iran’s national football team booked its place at the mega event with the help of three consecutive wins in AFC Asian qualifiers.
After Iran’s qualification, the Iranian President congratulated the national football team and the people of Iran. He also said the victories at AFC Asian qualifiers “brought a wave of joy and happiness for the proud nation of Iran”.
In July 2021, an Iranian athlete, Javad Foroughi, won the first gold medal for his country in the Air Pistol men’s final. In addition, it was Javad Foroughi’s first Olympics appearance in the Tokyo Olympics 2022. Javad Foroughi also broke the Olympics record by winning the Gold medal in his Olympics debut.
