Mehdi Pirhadi, a member of the Islamic Council of Tehran, announced at the reopening ceremony of the Shahid Sahabi Sports Complex that the opening of this complex is a turning point in improving the sports infrastructure of the city. This complex, which had been neglected for years, is now available as a new place for sports and recreation for citizens.
Efforts to Improve Sports Infrastructure
Pirhadi further added: "During this period, about 290 sports complexes have undergone overhaul, renovation, and modernization. Additionally, 42 new sports complexes and spaces are under construction, demonstrating our serious commitment to enhancing the sports level in Tehran. Previously, 82 sports complexes and spaces have also been put into operation during this period."
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The Role of the Sports Organization in Talent Identification
He pointed out the importance of talent identification in sports and discussed the role of the Tehran Municipality Sports Organization in this regard, stating: "In the field of talent identification, we still have serious weaknesses, and this organization can be effective in identifying and nurturing the talents of children and adolescents. We hope to have more serious programs for this goal."
Pirhadi also referred to the achievements of Iranian youth in the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, stating: "This achievement was made under wartime conditions, and these individuals should be specially honored. We discussed this matter with the Mayor of Tehran and hope that images of these successes will be displayed throughout the city."
New Steps in Region 14
Amir Shahabi, the mayor of Region 14, also referred to the sports developments in the area during this ceremony, saying: "Until the 1980s, we only had two sports complexes in this region, but today we have multiple complexes available. In the past two years, we have replaced five grass sports fields, and soon three new grass fields will be added to the region."
Shahabi also announced future plans for the renovation of several other sports complexes in the area, stating: "We hope to have good cooperation with the Sports Organization in this regard." At the sidelines of this ceremony, the families of martyrs Nasrollah Sahabi and Amir Hossein Yousefi were also honored. Martyr Sahabi was martyred during the brutal attack of the Zionist-American regime (Ramadan War) on the Shahid Eskandarlou Sports Complex.
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