TEHRAN - Bahram Ghadimi, president of Iran Hockey Federation, has actually asked the Ministry of Sport and Youth to support hockey more than before.Iranian maless group took the bronze medal in the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup South Africa 2023.
The group led by Rajab Nourani beat the U.S.
in the bronze medal match on Saturday.
The match ended 4-4 in routine time however Iran won the game 3-2 on charges.
The efficiency of the Iranian players in the FIH indoor World Cup in South Africa showed that if they are supported, they have a high potential for beating big teams in the global competitors, said Ghadimi after the Iran groups success.
In our first game of the competition versus Argentina, we were not fortunate sufficient and we lost the video game, but in the 2nd and 3rd games versus Australia and the U.S, we showed our power by defeating these two teams, he added.Team Melli likewise declared bronze in 2018 after beating Australia.Reza Norouzzadeh, star of the Iranian team, was on the leading scorer list of the indoor World Cup in South Africa with 16 goals.
Norouzzadeh also scored 16 goals in the previous edition of the competition and ranked 3rd amongst leading scorers.Speaking about the issues of hockey in Iran, the president of the federation stated: The issue that the medalists and champs of hockey constantly face is that the Ministry of Sports and Youth does not give any awards to value them.
Considering that hockey will participate in the Asian Games and many prominent international competitions, it needs to get more attention and assistance from the countrys sports authorities.
Ghadimi likewise described the low spending plan of his federation.
Today, our players are competing versus the leading teams of the hockey world while they have few facilities.
We do our finest according to our preparation however I hope that after the FIH 2023 World Cup, Iran national team and hockey sport will receive more assistance from the Ministry of Sports, he included.