Hadi Rezaei talks with worldparavolley.org in Astana.
Iran NPC, Tehran- Head coach Hadi Rezaei, who has recently elected as
the vice-president of the ParaVolley Asia Oceania, noted that his team sets its
eyes on the 2028 Paralympic Game, as a long-term objective.
Here, you read Iran men's sitting volleyball head coach interview with worldparavolley.org about team performance at the 2023 Astana Championships and his objectives
for the upcoming events:
Even with multiple laurels including Asian titles, World Championships and Paralympics medals, Iran coach Hadi Rezaei sees no sense in stopping what his program has set forth.
“We have not even really started yet.
Every game is just the start of our team for the next chapter. In this
championship, we did not bring five of our most experienced athletes. In the
Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, we will have another combination of players,”
Iran’s coach Hadi Rezaei said after the final match.
“Our short-term goal is Hangzhou
2023, our mid-term is Paris 2024, and we hope to take our long-term goal all
the way to Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics,” he added.
Team Melli secured gold against host nation in Astana
2023, Saturday July 8th.
Iran had already qualified for Paris 2024 after
winning the World Championships for the eighth time, so the Paralympics berth went
to the Asian runners-up Kazakhstan.
Paris 2024 Games will take place from August 29 to September
7.