The first edition of the Iran Girls Volleyball Festival "Ouj" concluded simultaneously with International Day of the Girl in Zanjan. This festival, held as an important and symbolic event in line with the realization of the aspirations of the Iran Volleyball Federation, is recognized as a stepping stone for the flourishing of young Iranian girls' talents in the field of sports.
Brilliant Talents in Zanjan
The Iran Girls Volleyball Festival began on October 7th with the participation of 300 players in 48 teams from 28 provinces across the country and lasted for 5 days. This event was specifically designed for girls under 15 years old to assess their talents based on body measurement criteria and various evaluations under the supervision of experts from the talent identification committee.
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In this festival, players and coaches participated in 5 different competitions, with the main goal being to assess abilities and skills rather than typical competitions and results. Additionally, seminars and educational workshops were held for 5 days, featuring instructors such as Sargol Alizadeh, Gholamreza Momeni Moghadam, Fatemeh Rashidi, and others.
Honoring and Celebrating Volleyball Girls
The closing ceremony of this festival was attended by sports officials and local authorities. Seyed Milad Taghavi, President of the Volleyball Federation, Neda Pakdaman, Vice President of Women's Federation, Seyed Ahmad Hashemi, Director General of Sports and Youth of Yazd Province, and Ali Kazemi, Governor of Zanjan County, were among the attendees. During this ceremony, Ebrahim Vadi, Head of the Federation's Talent Identification Committee, presented a report on the performance and outcomes of the festival.
The attendees at this ceremony listened for a few moments to Seyed Milad Taghavi's speech in memory of the girls of Minab and on the occasion of International Day of the Girl. He expressed his happiness over the holding of this festival, praised the efforts of the volleyball girls and their coaches, and emphasized the importance of this event in creating a bright future for girls' volleyball.
At the end of the ceremony, a parade of all players and teams was held, and the festival badge was awarded to all participants. This event took place in the Ghadir Hall of Zanjan University and was recorded as a successful festival in the history of girls' volleyball in Iran.
Overall, the first edition of the Iran Volleyball Talent Identification Festival for both girls and boys was held in September and October 2023 in Qazvin and Zanjan with the participation of 900 adolescents to take a step towards realizing the federation's aspirations for universal justice and the development of girls' sports.
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