MEETING WITH THE IRANIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE IRANIAN BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS FEDERATION

The President of the Iranian Olympic Committee, Dr. Reza Salehi Amiri, accompanied by his executive members and joined by Dr. Mohammad Reza Pour Ebrahimi, Representative of the Iranian Parliament, met with President Santonja, and Dr. Abdolmahdi Nasirzadeh, President of the Iranian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, in a zoom meeting.

Bodybuilding is one of the most popular sports in the Islamic Republic of Iran, being its national teams and athletes always in the top positions of the IFBB international rankings.President Amiri and President Santonja talked on matters of common interest such as university sports activities, education programs, the fight against doping, progression of sports programs, and activities related to the Olympic movement in Asia, among others.

The meeting was held in the traditional environment of close cooperation between the Iranian sports authorities and the IFBB.

The new President of the Iranian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, Dr. Abdolmahdi Nasirzadeh has recently joined the Executive Council of the Asian Bodybuilding Federation in the position of Vice President, and has also joined the IFBB Executive Council in the Commission of University Sports.