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The magazine of International Zurkhaneh Sport Federation, New Edition No.1, February 2011, http://www.izsf.org
Para-Zurkhaneh
Event Stories
Best of 2010
ZurkhanehStimulatingall over the world
I.R.IRAN Parliament, Culture and Sport CommissionPhysical Education Organization of I.R IRAN
Iranian Cultural Heritage and Turism Organization of IRANNational Olympic Committee of IRAN
With Gracious appreciation for always support IZSF in different events
Rostam-e Dastan Zurkhaneh, Kabul 2008
Zurkhaneh is house of strength, joy of effort, generosity and chivalries spirit, love of country and combined with art and literature. Zurkhaneh is a sport of values. This sport with the thousands years of history has played a great role in empowering the mental and physical health aspects of the people. Zurkhaneh Sports is a cultural heritage and good resource for Sports for All. Zurkhaneh Sports presence in international fields was welcomed by all Countries. Indeed, many countries are boosted from a social as well as humanitarian perspective. By proclaiming IZSF events, many countries have acknowledged just tidy influential role of Zurkhaneh sports that can play in a country’s social, well-being and cultural development.Zurkhaneh sports have the factors issued to health (Muscular ability, muscular endurance, respiratory and heart endurance, flexibility and body composition) and physical ability and skills (Speed, alacrity, strength, action speed, equilibrium and coordination). IZSF has been established on 11th October in National Olympic and Paralympic, Tehran- I.R. Iran in 2004 with the support of I.R. Iran Physical Education Organization, National Olympic and Paralympic Committee, TAFISA, with the presidency of Prof. Jurgen Palm and representatives from 22 countries of the world.IZSF now has representatives in 5 Continents of the world, and IZSF is trying to develop the Sport, Culture and health by organizing the training course all over the world. IZSF is now accessible to all individuals, children, youth, and adults in the respective age. IZSF is registered in Switzerland. IZSF is member of TAFISA, and some other International Sport – Culture Organizations.With Suggestion of IRAN On november 2010 Zurkhaneh Sports registed in UNESCO.
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Zurkhaneh ReviewThe magazine of International Zurkhaneh Sport Federation
New Edition No.1, February 2011Production: IZSF Media OfficeChief Editor: Sadeq HosseiniEditors: Samrat Singh, Ahmad Reza OveisyPhoto: Qasem Mohammadi, Ali Kaveh, Sadeq Hosseini, Amir SalamatniaGraphic Director: Nima MalekniaziTehcnical Director: Hooman Anasoriwith Co-operation:IZSF International Department
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in the name of allah most gracious most merciful
2011:the year of development and progress
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The directorate of the International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation believes that the condition for the sustained development is human resources development, and one of the axes of human recourses development is public sports. Zurkhaneh sport as a public sport not only affects physical ability but also fills the cultural spiritual gap in today’s world, and shows that by combining music and a special
literature with sport, the spirit can also be perfected.The previous year was full of activities and events which had been expected by the circle of International Federation as well as zurkhaneh fans. Holding training courses in various countries, international competitions in Tajikistan, European games in Germany, Second World Cup, and Turkey and Georgia joining the zurkhaneh global family, the first
youth European championship and Asian games were among the significant athletic events held by this federation in 2010.Along with sport activities in 2010, the International Federation has taken important steps in promotion and development of its activities throughout the world one of which is winning the support of important Iranian as well as international institutions. I hope in 2011 with the removal of the problems ahead, we take more serious steps especially in development, construction and support areas and witness the institutionalization of zurkhaneh sports in Europe.
Mohsen MehralizadehIZSF president
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Asia, Springboard for World Expansionof ZurkhanehIt is six years since International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation has started its operation, and during these years we have experienced numerous pleasant as well as bitter moments; but, the advancing movement of globalization of zurkhaneh has made the members of the federation even more determined in their cause. Asia received the message of zurkhaneh, which is the accomplishment of the Persian civilization, much earlier than the rest of the world. And today we observe that, with the aid of the Asian states, new countries in the world have joined the International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation.In 2010, besides the secretariat of the Asian Confederation of Zurkhaneh Sports in Kabul
becoming operational, the confederation has made an effort for the membership of zurkhaneh in the Olympic Counsil of Asia. Moreover, the confederation has made preparations for the participation of Asian teams in Tajikistan international competition as well as the second zurkhaneh sports world cup in Turkey and also made some efforts to hold the third Asian
competitions successfully in India.I hope in 2011 the efforts of IZSF as well as the Asian Confederation of Zurkhaneh Sports for participation of Iran in the Asian Olympics Committee will be fruitful.
Mohammad Anwar JakdalekDeputy-president of IZSFPresident of the ACZS
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2010:a decade of effort and the year of accelerating IZSF activitiesThe project to globalize zurkhaneh sports began ten years ago and at the verge of its turning ten years old and the activities of the International Federation turning six years old, we see that zurkhaneh sports family is active in 52 countries, and the great number of athletes in the competitions is an indication of the rightness of the direction.Internationalization of zurkhaneh began with the mission of “Anyone, anytime, anywhere with zurkhaneh sports” and during this period we tried to introduce moral values of zurkhaneh such as friendship, morality, solidarity, patience, sense of responsibility towards others, patriotism, generosity, the
spirit of sportsmanship and close connection with art and letters.One of the most important objectives of the federation in 2010 was to attract the support of the institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the main advocate of developing this sport in the world as well as contact with major international athletic associations.Besides, thanks to the efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran, zurkhaneh sport was registered at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, as a spiritual heritage.Along with these two significant goals, holding 10 important sports events, the seventh
scientific zurkhaneh symposium and several training courses showed that the administrative capability of the federation has also greatly improved. One of the remarkable events in 2010 was the participation of Paralympics athletes in the second zurkhaneh sports world cup and their astonishing performance and introduction of zurkhaneh sports by them which paved the way for IWAS support of the zurkhaneh.I hope in 2011, along with introduction of zurkhaneh as well as participation in international assemblies, we increase the number of the members of the International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation and give provide more support for the development of zurkhaneh sports in neighboring countries.With the hope of success in 2011.
Seyed Amir HosseiniSecretary General
The Success of the Strategy of Activating Neighboring Countries
Azerbaijan Republic as one of the members of IZSF has played an active role in globalizing zurkhaneh from the advent of its participation. After over five years of activity, by founding the National Federation and attracting the support of legal institutions, we succeeded in implementing effective programs in order to strengthen this sport in Azerbaijan Republic the most important of which was to include a course on zurkhaneh in the physical education syllabus at university.One of the developmental policies
of IZSF is “activating neighboring countries” strategy. Accordingly, the National Federation of Azerbaijan as the most active member of the European Confederation managed to, as a first step, to initiate this sport in Georgia in 2009; and as a second step be instrumental in zurkhaneh activity in Turkey in 2009. We hope in 2011, with more effort, we can help make zurkhaneh sports more active and widespread in Georgia and turkey and also encourage more countries to join zurkhaneh family.
Professor Xanlar GhorbanovPresident of the Azerbaijan Zurkhaneh FederationVice-president of the EUZSC
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Zurkhaneh World Activity
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The 1st General Assembly in Tehran on 11th October 2004 with the 26 representatives.
11th October 2004: Established International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation
11th October 2004: The 1st General Assembly in Tehran, I.R Iran
14th July 2005: The 3rd International Conference on Zurkhaneh Sports Restoration (Talab Ayyam) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
15th July 2005: The inauguration of Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi Zurkhaneh in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
14th July 2005: The 3rd International Conference on Zurkhaneh Sports Restoration in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
08-09 September 2005: The 1st Koshti Pahlevani Championship (Tajikistan President Cup).
11-16 November 2005: The 1st International Zurkhaneh Sports Festival of the Urbans of the World in Mashhad, I.R Iran. 14th 15th
16th November 2005: 2nd Scientific Cultural Symposium on Zurkhaneh Sports in Mashhad, I.R Iran.
15th November 2006: The 1st Zurkhaneh Sport Tournament of Asian Universities Students in ShomalUniversity in Amol, I.R Iran.
18-24 November 2006: The 1st Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Festival in Tehran, I.R Iran.
26-31st March 2007: The 1st European Zurkhaneh Sports Festival in Saarbrucken, Germany
16-20 February 2008: The
March 2001: The 1st Zurkhaneh Sports Globalization Forum, with the attempt of Mr. Seyed Amir Hosseini, Education- Culture deputy of the PEO of Iran on that time.
10thOctober 2004: 1st Scientific Cultural Symposium on Zurkhaneh Sports in Tehran, I.R Iran.
2nd International Zurkhaneh Sports tournament in Kish Island, I.R Iran.
28th June 2008: The Inauguration Ceremony of the Kabul Zurkhaneh Gymnasium, Kabul – Afghanistan
27 – 30 June 2008: The International Zurkhaneh Sports Tournament (Afghanistan Friendship Cup) , Kabul – Afghanistan
22-27th July 2008 : The 2nd Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal.
26 Sep- 2 Oct 2008: The 1st Zurkhaneh Sports World Championship, during the 4th Bussan TAFISA Sport For All Games in Bussan, South Korea.
13-17 March 2009 : The 1st Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup, Baku – Azerbaijan
z2-16 May 2009: The 1st International Zurkhaneh Sports Tournament (Ferdowsi Cup), Dushanbeh –Tajikistan
13-17 December 2009: The 2nd European Zurkhaneh Sports Championship, Frankfurt, Germany.
10-13 July 2010: The 1st International Zurkhaneh Sports Tournament (Ferdowsi Cup), Dushanbeh –Tajikistan
20-25 October 2010: The 2nd Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup, Konya, Turkey
29 October 2010: 7th Scientific symposium, Konya, Turkey
25-29 November 2010: The 1st Junior European Zurkhaneh Sports Championship, Minsk, Belarus
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“Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere” Encourage people to enjoy
Zurkhaneh Sportsand its morality values
IZSF
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IZSF Vision
Strategy
IZSF Values
Friendship
Respect to others
Generosity &Sympathy
Love of country
Chivalries Spirit
Fraternity Morality
CompetenceStrengthening
organizations systems
PublicityVarious Media
To secure Maximum publicity trough various
media
InfrastructureBBuilding basic infra for developing Zurkhaneh
Sports:1.Introducing and
Education2.Empowerment Human
Resources3.Rules and Regulations&
Standardization Equipment
EventsDiversifying and
Zurkhaneh Sport Events 1 -National
2 -International3 -Continental4 -Word Level
IZSF OBjECTIVESDeveloping Zurkhaneh
Sports in all 5 continents and its inclusion in Continental Olympic Games and International events.
Developing Zurkhaneh Sports all around the World Developing Zurkhaneh Sports Values and skills, Peace and friendship, and achieving a sense of accomplishment through Zurkhaneh Sports
Establish strong partnerships with indigenous communities and leaders in promoting Zurkhaneh Sports.
IZSF:International Zurkhaneh Sports FederationAFZSC:African Zurkhaneh Sports ConfederationAUZSC:Australian Zurkhaneh Sports ConfederationAZSC:Asian Zurkhaneh Sports ConfederationEUZSC:European Zurkhaneh Sports ConfederationPAZSC:Pan-American Zurkhaneh Sports Confederation
IZSF refrains from, and declares itself opposed to, all political, gender, racial or religious discussion and discrimination.
Regarding to health and morality values, the relevant issues pertaining to anti-doping are strongly considered in cooperation with ethics and medical departments of IZSF. Anti Doping control must be done according to the CODE, regulations of the World Movement Anti-Doping Code, IOC and IZSF.
IZSFStructure
IZSF Mission
Pride of Country
Combine art and literature
Excellent
Ethics
Solidarity
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EUZSCPAZSC
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Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Confederation; AZSC
After the successful conduction of 1st Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Championship, 2006 Teheran, I. R. Iran and 2nd Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Championship, 2008, Kathmandu, Nepal, IZSF realized to set up an autonomous AZSC’s
secretariat in order develop Zurkhaneh Sports all over Asian nations.
Under the leadership of Mr. Jekdalek the following executive committee were formed during the general convention of IZSF in Busan, Korea, 2008.
Executive Board of AZSC1. Mr. Mohammad Anwar Khan Jekdalek, President, Afghanistan 2. Mr. Jasim Abdulkarim AlbasRe, Vice President, Iraq3. Mr. Karna Bahadur Shahi, Secretary General, Nepal4. Mr. Seyed Abdollah Sadjadi, Chairman, Technical Committee, I. R. Iran5. Mr. Abdol Fattah -Al-Amir, Executive Member, Syria 6. Mr. Hang Young San, Executive Member, South Korea
7. Mr. Samrat Singh, AZSC Executive Director, India
The Bureau Meeting of AZSC was conducted in head quarter of IZSF, Teheran, I. R. Iran in presence of Mr. Jekdalek, Mr. Sadjadi, Mr. Samrat Singh and Mr. Karna Bahadur Shahi in presence of Mr. Amir Hossieni. The Bureau meeting decided to set up the secretariat of AZSC in Kathmandu, Nepal. IZSF has approved the annual budget of AZSC.
The Executive meeting of AZSC was conducted in Konya, Turkey during the 2nd Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup, 20-25 October 2010 in presence of honourable President of IZSF, Mr. Mohsen Mehrali Zadeh and other Executive of IZSF. The meeting again approved the budget of AZSC’s secretariat and the project Goal Reason 2020.Mr. Alireza Saffarzadeh president of Iran national Zurkhaneh Sports federation reelected as chairman of development committee for AZSC. The project approved by the executive meeting is given below: Name of the Project: Goal Rizan 2020(In Persian, Pouring flowers among all: friendship, peace and prosperity)
Karna Bahadur ShahiAZSC Secretary General
IZSF
2010 TimelineSport Calendar of IZSF 2010
VENUE TITLE DATE IZSF Head Office Technical Committee Meeting &
Referee, Coaches, New Rules Updating January1
DubaiAttending in AGFIS & Sport Accord 201026 -30 April 2
Dushanbe-Tajikistan
The 2nd International Zurkhaneh Sport Tournament Ferdowsi Cup 11-15 May 3
Kabul, Afghanistan Technical Meeting & Referee, Coaches, New Rules Updating 26-27 June 4
Konya, TurkeyThe 2nd Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup 20-25 October 5
Konya, TurkeyThe Seventh International Symposium of Zurkhaneh Sports Entitled “Mevlana and the Creed of Heroism”
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Georgia, Turkey and AzerbaijanTraining Course in European CountriesOctober 7
Konya, Turkey Scientific Symposium 21 October 8Lithuania, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine
International Training Course in European countries 17-25 November 9
Minsk, BelarusInternational Referee Course Grade “C” 17-25 November 10
Minsk, Belarus The 1st European Junior Zurkhaneh Sports Championship 25-29 November 11
Vision: Zurkhaneh Sports for future Generation.Motto: “Be a champion in life”
1. Zurkhaneh Sports is the balanced sports of mind and health for every generations/races/castes. Zurkhaneh sports can equally be popularized among the young to old generation. There should be following strategies to promote the Zurkhaneh Sports from the grass root level in order to fulfil the dream project named «Goal Rizan 2020».
2. Introduction to the school education children.3. Formation of school clubs affiliated to the national federation.
4. Organize school level championship locally under the national federation and the patron ship of NOC of the every member nation.5.Organize the International Junior Championship under the different age level. E.g. Under 12+, 14+, 16+.
Plan of action1.Proportional distribution of Zurkhaneh materials/equipment’s among the schools.2.Organize The Training among the existing school sports teachers.3.Construction of physical facility among the member nations.4.Media Campaigning.
Recognition Award/Certificate to the athletes of school/club by National FederationAward/Certificate to active school by National FederationMeeting also decided to conduct 3rd Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Championship in Delhi, India. According to decision ExecutiveDirector of AZSC has made a trip to Delhi and worked out preliminary job. As per his reports, AZSC intend to organize the grand 3rd Asian Championship in the month of April. IZSF has sanctioned the to set up the office and conduct/manage the entire secretariat job in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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IZSF Administration
Saeed Nazar Hossein SaberDirector of Administration &
Financial Dep.
Maryam Abedini Deputy of International Relations
Director
Seyed Alireza KarimiahProtocol Officer
Zeinab HosseiniSecretariate
Saman MajlesiProject Consultant
Ahmad Reza OveysiCommunication & Education
Director
Rahim JediIZSF Events Manager
Maryam MousaviInternational Realation &
Executive Director
Samrat Singh Director of International Development
Affairs
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The 2nd Zurkhaneh Sports Championships urban of the worldNajaf-Al-Ashraf The Capital of Islamic culture 201212-2 March 2012
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IZSF WORLD NETWORK
IZSF BUREAU
AustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumCzechEstoniaFranceFinlandGeorgiaGermanyGreat BritainHungary
CanadaPuerto RicoUSA
ItalyLatviaLithuaniaNetherlandPolandRomaniaRussiaSlovakiaSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraine
Europe
America
Mohsen MehralizadehPresident
Solaiman AbdulvahidovVice-President
Mohammad Anwar JekdalekDeputy-President
Seyed Abdollah SajjadiChairman of Technical Committee
Mohammad Paraiso President of African ZS Federation
Gintautas VileitaPresident of European ZS Confederation
Parviz Abedi President of American
ZS Confederation
Khashayar HeidariRepresentative in Oceania ZS
Confederation
AfghanistanBangladeshChinaChinese Taipei Hong KongIndia I.R Iran Iraq
IndonesiaJapan KyrgyzstanLebanonMalaysiaNepal PalestinePakistan
PhilippinesSri LankaSouth KoreaSyriaTajikistanThailand TurkmenistanUzbekistan
BeninMalawiNigeriaTanzaniaSouth AfricaUganda Australia
Asia
AfricaOceania
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Jassim Mohammad JaafarVice-President
Ahmad DonyamaliTreasurer
Seyed Amir HosseiniSecretary General
Wan Shik HongHead of Marketing Committee
Hansraj Singh Member
Norbert SchusserChairman of IZSF
Medical Committee
Sarjit Singh SekhonMember
Mitra RouhiMember
Zurkhaneh
New understanding in training methodology
Smileforever
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Traditional games and sports are much older than contemporary Olympic Games. They have been played since many hundreds of years -or for instance in the case of the Iranian Zurkhaneh since more than three thousand years.In every indigenous sport like Zurkhaneh, every dance, every wrestling match, hiking event etc words and gestures bring real interaction into life! are forms
The institutionalization of sports through educational institutions and other sports forums that bring sports competition on international platform. But one may conclude with assurance that some elements of that facts were already involved in changes, or the law of permutability, that nature
of communication and elements of short time or longtime community. In this context the traditional games and sports, which once existed and partly still are alive in the manifold regional cultures of the world have a new chance of survival and of contributing to the qua lit y of lire. Zurkhaneh is an outstanding example. This sport has many qualities which distinguish it from others. I will mention two: a different presentation of strength on one side and the interaction with spirituality poetics and music on the other side.
Western strength sports like weight lifting and muscle training are so to say two dimensional, they move an object up and down. Zurkhaneh moves the object in three dimensional space and moves it rhythmically. To experience this may open a new understanding in training methodology around the world and change the rather sterile act of lifting in to a more dance like act.
Prof. Jurgen PalmFather of Sports For All Games, GermanyLate. President of TAFISA
Likea breath of fresh air
and evolution make them necessary. But here again one of the important traditional aspect of Zurkhaneh is mincing up with the present out look i.e. the traditional Islamic Champion’s Code of Ethics in this context I understand that the Code of Ethics could be in the interest of general likening,
we all know that we all here with the “Blessings of Allah” , so God wants we should do best and in the sports world best is to mobilize more & more people to have healthy society & healthy world where everychild of God can smile forever.
Anita Ghosh, Ph.D
A most auspicious occasion: the planting of a hardy seed into the process of globalization. May Zurkhaneh, this beautiful and good flower of Iranian Heritage, spread like a breath of fresh air into the garden of the world. For the people of the world are in urgent need of healthy alternatives to the deceitfully attractive thorn bush of today’s International Sports dictatorship.At the end of the 20 to 30 minute interactive exhibit, guests would access the zurkhaneh gymnasium and attend a special performance by specially-trained athletes performing artistic-level feats,
Modern Sport seems to be in a process of re-orientation. Today we are witnesses of a new move in this process. Zurkhaneh becomes a member of the international family of sport. Zurkhaneh is much more than a physical act. It is a dance, a recitation. a spiritual approach of the human body and mind with the immaterial. The enormous weights begin to swing and dance in circles
and thug lose their gravity for the split seconds when they reach the highest point of the circle. The drum, the bell, the recitating voice create the poetic of the human beyond the reality of hard life into a spiritual sphere. This is indeed a higher culture than the up and clown of heavy iron.
Wolfgang BaumannSecretary General of TAFISA
Much more than a physical act
both individual and collective. This show would capture all the excitement and spirituality of thezZurkhaneh, packaged in a way that is sure to please and impress. The morched would chant, drum and lead the way in the language of the guests, with different performance-times for English and for Farsi. All the while, a master of ceremonies would prepare the crowd for the different events by having spectators recall the different facts they have just learned in the Discovery Center.
Paul ChartierMaster of Play and Creator of Recreative Experiences
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Iranians think that every cultural element is not only valuable locally or nationally; but it also enriches man›s global treasure, and belongs to the whole of the human society. Although the avalanche of Western cultural elements has made many cultural elements fade away, the zurkhaneh is still going strong. Iranians think it a duty to be worthy of the zurkhaneh successors, and safeguard their cultural heritage and spiritual capital and try to make it even richer rather than let it fade away or be
destroyed. Losing it would be not only their loss; a part of man›s whole culture will have been lost.Zurkhaneh is still one of the living things they have inherited from their ancestors; it continues to contribute significantly to Iranian life. Zurkhaneh can still remind them about championship, fairness and dignity, and educate healthy and proud youth for them.
Yun Kil Ra, Nae Sook Pyo
The Zurkhaneh
Is still going strong
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Champion of Iran, Konya2010
Songs of Championship is the music of Iranian traditional sports also known as Zurkhaneh Sports. It is a combination of
The Songs of Championship
dated back to ancient history are one of the most various sports worldwide. The music of Traditional sports combines the manner of morshed`s recital with the music. The ethics involved in the traditional sport rituals emphasizing purity of heart. Every session begins with pious praise of prophet and his family or the recital of stories from Iranian mythology, such as those of the Shahnameh. The music in Traditional Sports is much different from the music of Aerobics which is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines in different ways: 1.The songs of traditional sports is composed of various rhythmic pulse harmonic to different motions2. Aerobics can be done solo and
songs and Iranian traditional music. Selected poetry by Ferdowsi, Hafez and Sa`di or songs honoring the prophets are recited by the “morshed” accompanied with the rhythmic pulse of the drum during sport performances in the zurkhaneh. Like theosophical literature, Morshed or master serves as the leader of traditional sports.
The Music of Traditional SportTraditional Sports which
Dr. Esmaeil Azar
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performances in the zurkhaneh are devoted to the concept of heroism and championship. Since this term is an outstanding feature pertaining to theosophy, it has been frequently mentioned in holy Quran and other great works such as Asrar Al-Toheed, Tazkarat Al-Oliya, the letters of Ein-Alghozat Hamedani …etc. According to theosophical scripts and Islamic culture, a hero features a person who is able to resist his passions, courteous, benevolent, gracious, trustee and faithful is usually performed to music The music of Traditional Sports is different from Aerobics .
The Varzesh-e Pahlavani rituals mimic the rituals and traditions of Sufi orders, as evidenced by terminology like murshed «master» (beating the drum and reciting poetry), pish
kesvat «leader», taj «crown» or faqr «poverty». The ethics involved are also similar to Sufi ideals, emphasizing purity of heart. In less religion-oriented Zurkhanehs, these elements are replaced by the recital of stories from Iranian mythology, such as those of the Shahnameh, which in the opinion of many other Zurkhanehs can negate the true spiritual goal of Varzesh-e Pahlavani.[citation needed]The main part of a Varzesh-e Pahlavani session is dedicated to gymnastics or calisthenics, notably using a pair of wooden clubs (meel) and metal shields (sang), and bow-shaped iron weights (‹kaman). The exercises also involve acrobatics like Sufi whirling and juggling. The sessions end with submission wrestling known as the Koshti Pahlavani.
without musical accompaniment but Traditional sports should be accompanied with music 3.Aerobics music is composed of combinational rhythms while Traditional sports music offers a variety of rhythms4. Traditional sports music is religion-oriented which accompanied with a song or recital including the praise of prophets especially imam Ali (pbuh) describing the concept of heroism.5. Traditional sport allows live music performance while Aerobics exercises are performed to recorded music.
The Concept of HeroismHeroism is the eminent concept of the traditional sports`music. The poems or songs recited by the “morshed” with the rhythmic pulse of the drum during sport
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The First junior European Zurkhaneh Sports Championship:
Friendship, Respect, Excellente
On Saturday morning (November 27) the first youth European championship began with Mentor Asghar Sefidi’s beat and bell
sound at the sports complex of Benteo technical university in Minsk, Belarus with the slogan of friendship, respect, excellente
for building a better world through developing zurkhaneh sports with the aim of achieving multiculturalism.
According to zurkhaneh.com, 110 athletes from Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Turkey, Belarus, Georgia, Russia and Lithonia compete in three sections of team skills, individual skills and Koshti Pahlavani for two days.On Saturday morning, November 27, the participant countries finished team competitions, and in the afternoon of the same day, the opening ceremony and individual skills competitions were held. On Sunday, November 28, Koshti Pahlavani competitions and medals distribution ceremony were held and the games ended.At the end of all competitions, considering sum total of scores, Azerbaijan national youth
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of zurkhaneh in the world”Eng. Mohsen Mehralizadeh, the president of International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation, stated that: “The fundamental approach of the federation is to train the adolescent as well as young generations.”IZSF president described holding of the first European zurkhaneh sports championship as an important step in development and institutionalization of this sport and added that: “Participation of Russia, Turkey and Georgia which are the new members of the federation showed that zurkhaneh development policy in the right direction.”
Special Guest:Dr. Jamshid AnsariMember of I.R.IRAN Parlia-ment
H.E president of Belarusian Zurkhaneh Federation:Alexander Medved
Chairman of Organization Committee:Vladimir Grichenkov
Technical Director:Seyed Abdollah SadjadiEvent Director:Rahim JediOfficial Partner:- Iran Embassy in Minsk- Belarus Embassy in TehranSponsors:- Day insurance- Zar Makaron- Honor Bank
Event Facts
team with 161 scores won the championship, Lithuania with 144 scores came second, Ukraine with 133 scores won the common third place, turkey with 100 scores won the common third place; and Georgia with 93 scores, Belarus with 82 scores, and Russia with 57 scores, respectively won the fourth through sixth places.First youth European zurkhaneh sports championship was held for two days (November 27-28, 2010) by the European confederation of this sport supported by the International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation.IZSF president: “A youth-centric approach is the key to durability
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While welcoming participants in the first youth European zurkhaneh sports championship, Seyyed Abdollah Hosseini, Iranian ambassador to Belarus, said: “The association of spiritual values and physical activities in this sport is one of its attractions.”Iranian ambassador to Belarus said: “Cultural and athletic activities have a deep effect on nations, and the Iranian embassy supports all programs which lead to intimacy of the two nations. Building a zurkhaneh in Minsk can be very effective in familiarizing and further closeness of the two nations, and the Iranian embassy will follow it as an important project.”
IRAN Embassy supports sports programs
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Medved:
We must unite traditional and modern sports
Alexander Medved, the legendary Olympics as well as the world freestyle wrestling champion and the honorary president of Zurkhaneh Federation of Belarus, referring to his visit to Iran in 1960 said: “At that time, I saw in person how familiar Iranian champions are with zurkhaneh and how most of them start their athletic activity from zurkhaneh.”World wrestling Olympian emphasized that: “Since Belarusian athletes became familiar with zurkhaneh, they have practiced this sport seriously. This sport is close to wrestling, we must try to unite traditional as well as modern sports.”Vice-president of Belarusian National Olympics Committee added that: “We have done our best to hold the competitions at a high level so that zurkhaneh sports will be demonstrated well.”In response to a question regarding the development of this sport in the world, Medved said: “There are numerous traditional sports in the world. For instance president of Kazakhstan declared “kurash” a national resource and gave it full-scale support in the world, and now we witness that, just like zurkhaneh, kurash also has an international federation. In my opinion, this sport must be further supported by our Iranian friends so that its status will be stabilized among other world sports.”The legend of world wrestling said: “This sport must be progressively publicized and pro moted.”
The first European zurkhaneh is built in MinskDr. Seyed Amir Hodseini, Secretary General of IZSF, thanked world wrestling champion, Alexander Medved, for his substantial support of starting zurkhaneh sport in Belarus and holding the first European competitions and said: “If we want zurkhaneh sport and its values to endure, we must focus our plans on the adolescent and the youth, and this is a strategy which, fortunately, is pursued in the European Confederation of Zurkhaneh Sports and the International Federation also supports it.”Referring to construction of zurkhanehs in Tajikistan and Afghanistan, IZSF Secretary General said: “Soon, construction of a zurkhaneh complex will be started in Karbala and in case initial negotiations reach a conclusion and Belarusian sports officials allocate an appropriate area for construction of a zurkhaneh, the International Federation is ready to build the first European zurkhaneh in Belarus.”
Zurkhaneh is a good startVictor Rebok, Belarusian ambassador in Iran, mentioned the special attention of his country’s president to sports and the youth and said: “Sportive memories shared by the two nations are lasting ones the values of which must be transferred to from generation to generation.”Mentioning that the legendary world wrestling champion Alexander Medved has deep memories from world champion Takhti, He said: “People still remember that Takhti did not perform any techniques on Medved’s injured leg. We must try to educate our youth by transferring such excellent
values to them.”Victor Rebok emphasized that: “Zurkhaneh is a good start because Belarusian government supports sports and this can strengthen zurkhaneh, too.”
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The Third Zurkhaneh Sports and Koshti Pahlevani Referee Training Course
Belarusian president’s consultant:
“Zurkhaneh leads to affinity
between nations”
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While welcoming the participants, Zay Cheko, Belarusian president’s sports consultant, expressed his happiness due to familiarity with this sport and announced his state’s readiness for founding a federation or any other cooperation which will result in a close athletic relationship between the two nations.Secretary General of Belarusian Olympic committee: “We will dedicate a suitable area for building a zurkhaneh.”Secretary General of Belarusian Olympic committee asked for close cooperation and teamwork
for founding zurkhaneh sports federation in this country and stated that: “We are ready to provide IZSF with a suitable area for building a zurkhaneh in Minsk.”While welcoming the Iranian delegation, Zay Cheko, Belarusian president’s sports consultant, expressed his happiness due to familiarity with this sport and announced his state’s readiness for founding a federation or any other cooperation which will result in a close athletic relationship between the two nations.
The third international zurkhaneh sports and Koshti Pahlavani referee training course Grade “C” participated by 12 referees from Afghanistan (2), Azerbaijan (2), Tajikistan (3), Ukraine (2), Lithuania (1) and Belarus (2) was held at the sports complex of Benteo technical university in Minsk, Belarus prior to the first youth European zurkhaneh sports championship.At this international training course which was held with the aim of training young and qualified referees, over the span of eight days including morning and evening shifts, the participants became further familiar with referee rules and skills of zurkhaneh sports
and Koshti Pahlavani so that during the first youth European zurkhaneh sports championship, accompanying main referees, these young referees would judge gather experience.In the third international referee course master Safar Ghasemi was the zurkhaneh sports referee instructor and Abbas Namazian, holder of FILA Golden Whistle, taught Koshti Pahlevani refereeing. This training course was held supervised by Dr. Seyed Abdollah Sajadi, chairman of IZSF technical committee, Reza Mahmoodi, Sec.Gen. of the technical committee and in cooperation with the Belarusian National Federation of Traditional Sports.
Russian ZurkhanehGuide book published
The first Russian book on Zurkhaneh that written by Andrei Nikincnoko published in Belarus during 2nd European championship.The book contains 7 seasons and 3 appendixes on Zurkhaneh Sports and Referee’s rules.
The Azeri ZurkhanehHandbooks
National federation of Republic of Azerbaijan with collaboration of Baku sport collage published 3 handbooks on Zurkhaneh.The information of these books Prepared by Professor Qorbanof and Mr. Javanshir. Since 2009 Zurkhaneh Sports is Official course for sport‘s Student in Azerbaijan Republic.
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Lithuanian Zurkhaneh Team
In one saloon training together with Zurkhaneh Sports as well as Judo.
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Competition ResultsTHE 1ST EUROPEAN JUNIOR ZURKHANEH SPORTS CHAMPIONSHP,MINSK,BELARUS
FinalRANKSCountry Points Position
Azerbaijan 161 1stLithuania 144 2nd Ukraine 132 3rdTurkey 108 3rdGeorgia 101 5thBelarus 82 6thRussia 57 7th
Medaldistributiontable
Team Name Gold Silver Bronze Total Azerbaijan 6 3 3 12Lithuania 3 1 0 4Ukraine 1 2 4 7Turkey 1 2 2 5Georgia 1 2 5 8Belarus 1 0 3 4Russia 0 2 6 8Total 13 12 23 48
TEAMSKILLSCountry Points Position
Azerbaijan 882 1stLithuania 506 2nd Ukraine 491 3rdBelarus 339 3rdGeorgia 225.5 5thTurkey 121 6th
SangCompetition
Name Country Points Position Esmaile Habibov Azerbaijan 404 1stKaram Hasanov Georgia 182 2nd
Yaruslav Mosindz Ukraine 120 3rdGediminas Kuodys Lithuania 91 3rdNikita Melnichuk Belarus 68 5th
Matvei Borko Russia 33 6thHakan Odabasi Turkey 4 7th
THE 1ST EUROPEAN JUNIOR ZURKHANEH SPORTS CHAMPIONSHP,MINSK,BELARUS
FinalRANKSCountry Points Position
Azerbaijan 161 1stLithuania 144 2nd Ukraine 132 3rdTurkey 108 3rdGeorgia 101 5thBelarus 82 6thRussia 57 7th
Medaldistributiontable
Team Name Gold Silver Bronze Total Azerbaijan 6 3 3 12Lithuania 3 1 0 4Ukraine 1 2 4 7Turkey 1 2 2 5Georgia 1 2 5 8Belarus 1 0 3 4Russia 0 2 6 8Total 13 12 23 48
TEAMSKILLSCountry Points Position
Azerbaijan 882 1stLithuania 506 2nd Ukraine 491 3rdBelarus 339 3rdGeorgia 225.5 5thTurkey 121 6th
SangCompetition
Name Country Points Position Esmaile Habibov Azerbaijan 404 1stKaram Hasanov Georgia 182 2nd
Yaruslav Mosindz Ukraine 120 3rdGediminas Kuodys Lithuania 91 3rdNikita Melnichuk Belarus 68 5th
Matvei Borko Russia 33 6thHakan Odabasi Turkey 4 7th
+90kgName Country Position
Aleksander rotasevich Russia 1st
Hakan Odabasi Turkey 2nd
Shukur Abulfazli Azerbaijan 3rd
Anatol Zalozny Belarus 3rd
Arturas Sapkus Lithuania 5th
Andrii Nikitchenco Ukraine 6th
Listofrefereeparticipatedingrade"c"inminsk,BelarusSl No. Name Country Age
01 Chizhaier Ukraine 5402 Arziutov Ukraine 6303 Mohammad Azad Afghanistan 2404 Mohammad Omar Soltani Afghanistan 27 05 Khayyam Orujov Azerbaijan 2906 Tural Aliyev Azerbaijan 23 07 Rolandas Kazlauskas Lithuania 40 08 Andrei Sakhanko Belarus 23 09 Yahor Krylovich Belarus 22 10 Jahangir Arabov Tajikistan 27 11 Novroz Khaniyazof Tajikistan 23 12 Seyed Mohammad Zamirov Tajikstan 24
+90kgName Country Position
Aleksander rotasevich Russia 1st
Hakan Odabasi Turkey 2nd
Shukur Abulfazli Azerbaijan 3rd
Anatol Zalozny Belarus 3rd
Arturas Sapkus Lithuania 5th
Andrii Nikitchenco Ukraine 6th
Listofrefereeparticipatedingrade"c"inminsk,BelarusSl No. Name Country Age
01 Chizhaier Ukraine 5402 Arziutov Ukraine 6303 Mohammad Azad Afghanistan 2404 Mohammad Omar Soltani Afghanistan 27 05 Khayyam Orujov Azerbaijan 2906 Tural Aliyev Azerbaijan 23 07 Rolandas Kazlauskas Lithuania 40 08 Andrei Sakhanko Belarus 23 09 Yahor Krylovich Belarus 22 10 Jahangir Arabov Tajikistan 27 11 Novroz Khaniyazof Tajikistan 23 12 Seyed Mohammad Zamirov Tajikstan 24
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Lithuvanian Zurkhaneh team, Minsk 2010
Koshti Pahlevani is one of the interesting skills in Zurkhaneh Sports.
Pahlevan Gholami have given training 5 zurkhaneh team in
European continent.
Murshed Asghar Sefidi , Murshed from Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Para-ZurkhanehThe entire hall was silent, and all had gazed at the circle of the athletes and were excited at the amazing performance of the disabled Iranian athletes; an athlete who had lost one arm in the war was playing with the “meel” and was performing pushups and spinning. Another athlete who was deprived of both legs whirled his wheelchair in a way that sometimes it was difficult to count the wheels.
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Another one who had only one leg had squeezed beneath the stone, and two other athletes who had suffered spinal injuries and were paralyzed from waist below were shaking the “kabbadeh” and played with “meel” very seriously and, instead of legs, exercised their arms.The most interesting of all
was an athlete whose legs had been amputated well above the knees but who spun on his hands and did a headstand and played with the “meel” and did tricks.When they finished their performance, all the participants stood up respectfully and applauded for a few minutes.Para-Olympics athletes proved that zurkhaneh is a sport without any limitations and for all people.The main slogan of IZSF is “zurkhaneh for anyone, anywhere and anytime”, and one of the policies of the IZSF directorate is the participation of zurkhaneh sports in the Para-Olympics.Dr. Seyed Amir Hosseini, General with Maura Strange, IWAS Secretary General at the IWAS General assembly which was held in the Czech Republic at the same time when Disables world competitions were held, had effective negotiations, and with the approval of the IWAS directorate, it was decided that in 2011 world competitions, zurkhaneh be performed in a demonstrative form.In this regard, IZSF Secretary General said: “All people with various capabilities can benefit from zurkhaneh sports and its physical as well as spiritual aspects. Zurkhaneh is a rhythmic and harmonious sport due to the incorporation of music and can be helpful for all the athletes at the Para-Olympics.He added: “The specialized IZSF team has started its research for the introduction and study of the ways of participation of various disabled classes in zurkhaneh sports.”
The most interesting of all was an athlete whose legs had been amputated well above the knees but who spun on his hands and did a headstand and played with the “meell” and did tricks.
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In summer of 2010, the IZSF directorate approved that this sport for the disabled be introduced at their first international event as a sport with high potentials for the Para-Olympic movement.In coordination with the head of the National Para-Olympics Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran, it was arranged that the Iranian disabled and war-disabled selected team participate in the
Turkey, 2010
The First InternationalPara-Zurkhaneh Demonstration
Para-Zurkhanehin IranMasoud Emami, the supervisor of this team and the president of the Disabled Zurkhaneh Sports Association, said: “Since 1989, thanks to the efforts of Shahid Seyed Shahabaddin Basamtabar who was a champion in this sport prior to being injured, the war-disabled as well as the disabled are active in this field
and its association began its activity in the War-Disabled and Disabled Federation in 1994. Shahid Basamtabar managed the association until 2001, and since that time I have been in charge. With respect to classifications in this field, the president of the Disabled Zurkhaneh Sports Association said: “Disabled athletes participate
in two standard classes of standing and sitting as well as a special class. Standing classes include A2, A4, A6, A8 and polio and sitting classes include A1, A3, chest spinal injury, back spinal injury, mupati, poliomyelitis and severe polio. And the special class is allocated to the chemical disabilities, mild psychotic disorders and disabilities which cause the least movement limitations. Expressing regret about the fact that zurkhanehs have not been modified to accommodate larger numbers of the disabled, Masoud Emami added:
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second Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup in Konya, Turkey.Iranian National Para-Olympic zurkhaneh team with its amazing performance eat the Seventh International Symposium and the opening of the Second Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup which was held in Konya, could attract the attention of all the guests, sports managers and athletes.This team performed all parts of a
perfect zurkhaneh sport including “meelgiri”, playing with the “meel”, pushup, “kabbadeh”, stone and spinning.Mohammad Anwar jakdalek, Afghan vice-president said: “I was amazed by this team’s performance of zurkhaneh sport. I had tears in my eyes. In Afghanistan which, due to long wars, has many disabled individuals, zurkhaneh can be a ray of hope for such people.
1- Masoud Emami, supervisor2- Ali Fakhravar3- Seyyed Mohammad Reza Mirshafie4- Seyyed Ali Jazayeri5- Hosein Rajabi6- Nematollah Zarangar7- Mohsen Khameh8- Mohammad Sadegh Abdollahi9- Mohammad Khalilnejad10- Arsalan Amini11- Iraj Shahrashoob12- Mentor Amir Abbas Ghadyani13- Mohammad Reza Lohrasbi
Iranian War-Disabled andDisabled Zurkhaneh Team
“So far 10 National Competitions have been held for teams as well as the twelve individual fields and also two “miandari” (mentoring) competitions; and the association has changed the tools according to weight classes. For instance, in the sitting class, the stone is 50 kilos while in the standing class it is 50 and 60 kilos.The Iranian Para-Olympic zurkhaneh team supervised by Masoud Emami, the president of the Disabled Zurkhaneh Sports Association, participated in the second zurkhaneh sports world
cup in Turkey.The president of this sports association said: “Attending these games and displaying the demonstration of the Iranian disabled zurkhaneh team was the first international program of this association. The technical committee of the association tried to select the team members in a way that the team would include athletes from different ages as well as all disability classes, so that all would see that zurkhaneh sport is within the means of all age groups with any physical abilities.”
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With the collaboration of IWAS and IZSF will develop for Disable athletes
Iranian Para-Zurkhaneh Team. When Disable zurkhaneh athlete play zurkhaneh
sports all the spectators are shocked and excited on the stadium.
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International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation;
Rules of EventsAccording to the IZSF calendar every year Junior Asian and European Championship in Asian and
European Continent.Every year International Championship and
World Cup will organize in different continent with collaboration with Nation Members.Every 2 years
Asian and European Zurkhaneh Sports Championship in Asian and European Continent.
Every 4 years Zurkhaneh Sports World Championship during TAFISA Sport For All Games.
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Frankfurt 2009
Zurkhaneh Bell was Rung in Frankfurt
The second European Zurkhaneh Sports Championship started at the Olympic Stadium (Land Sport Band Hessen) of Frankfurt, Germany participated by 11 teams and 120 athletes, sports delegations, and executive staff from Germany (Hamburg and Munich), Austria, Belgium, Spain, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Romania, Ukraine, Monaco, Switzerland and representatives from Asia, Africa and America on Monday, December 20.More than 90 athletes participated in the second round of these competitions which was held from December 20 to 22 and competed in the team, individual skills and wrestling sections.On Wednesday afternoon, December 22, the closing ceremony as well as medal ceremonies were held participated by Wolfgang Baumann, the Secretary General of TAFISA, the IZSF President, Iraqi Sports and Youth Minister, members of the Iranian and Iraqi consulates and German sports authorities.
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Eventat a glance
In these games, Azerbaijan Republic won the championship, Hamburg team came second and Belgium and Austria commonly won the thirds place.In the Koshti Pahlavani section, in 60-70 kilograms, Romania won the first place, Germany (Hamburg) the second place, and Austria and Lithuania won the
third place. In 70-80 kilograms, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Belarus, and Belgium respectively won the first places. In 80-90 kilograms, Azerbaijan won the first, Germany (Munich) the second, and Belarus and Germany (Hamburg) the third place. And in 90+ kilograms, Azerbaijan came first, Ukraine second, and Belarus and Germany (Hamburg) third.
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Zurkhaneh Athletesin action
Azerbaijan Republic won the championship, Hamburg team came second and Belgium and Austria commonly won the thirds place.
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Special Guest:Dr. Jasem Mohammad JafarYouth & Sports Minister of IRAQ
Event Director: Saman majlesi
Administration Dirctor: Saeed Nazar Hossein Saber
Official partner:- I.R.IRAN Consulate in Frankfurt- Deutschland Embassy in TehranSponsors:-Landessportbund hessen e.V.-Day Insurance-Symrise -Darugar beauty care produc-tion-Imperial leather-Horand Co.
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The 2nd Ferdowsi International Competition
%100 increase in the number of participants
The Second Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi International Zurkhaneh Sports Competition was HeldAfter the successful organizing of the First International Zurkhaneh Sports Competition in April 2010, with the participation of 5 teams
from 4 countries in the realm of Persian civilization in Tajikistan, the Second International Zurkhaneh Sports Competition entitled “Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi Competition” from June 19 to 22, 2010 was held in Dushanbe.
This huge event was initiated participated by Mr. Esfandiar Rahim Mashae, top presidential councilor and the head of the Islamic Republic presidential office, Mr. Mehralizadeh, IZSF president, Dr. Ali Asghar Sherdoost, Iranian ambassador to Tajikistan, Iranian representatives as well as the ambassadors of Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and other athletic and cultural officials from Islamic republic of Iran, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal on the birthday of Ferdowsi.
In the second zurkhaneh competition commemorating Hakim Ferdowsi, 96 coaches, athletes, referees, mentors and executive staff from eight countries took part which with regard to the number of participants, compared with the previous games shows a 100% growth.Referring to the quantitative as well as qualitative growth of this round of competition, Dr. Seyyed Amir Hoseini, IZSF Secretary General, said: “Many countries, believe participation of Iran has enhanced
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The spirit of championship is widespread throughout the territory of the Persian civilization Aliasghar Sherdoost, Iranian ambassador to Tajikistan, said: “Countries which have attended these games are all representatives of a common culture and civilization, and if one day with this civilization they have offered great services to humanity, even today incorporating the spirit of championship, they can reach the same majesty.”
Zurkhaneh has come to the contemporary world from the Persian civilization
the quality of the competition.”He stated that presence of Iran can contribute to the qualitative improvement of the games and said: “In fact, the presence of Iranian athletes in the individual skills section was an excellent training course for foreign participants.”
In the opening ceremony of the competition, Eng. Esfandiar Rahim Mashae, the head of the Islamic Republic presidential office, said: “Bastani and zurkhaneh sport is a legacy which has reached the contemporary world through the Persian cultural school, and this competition is held in a country that has a heroic culture. He added: “These sports embody the spirit of championship, and the champion has spiritual power and is able to solve people’s problems and resists oppression and is the origin of philanthropy, justice and love.
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Team Skills
Team Name Scores Rank Iran 1505 1st Azerbaijan 904 2nd Tajikistan A 845 3rd Afghanistan 834 3rd Nepal 641 4th Pakistan 507 5th India 320 6th
Charkhe Chamani
Name Country Scores Rank Behzad Gerami I.R Iran 494 1st Azmat Chilaev Tajikistan A 168 2nd
Mostafa Norestani Afghanistan 122 3rd Elvin Akbarov Azerbaijan 113 3rd
Shah Baleeghuddin Pakistan 64 4th Anuj Shrestha Nepal 46 5th
Vaibhav Kumar India 32 6th Ismoil Rahmonov Tajikistan B 19 7th
Charkhe Teez
Name Country Scores Rank Mustafa Heidarian Baei I.R Iran 251 1st
Ashrafjoni Rahim Tajikistan A 112 2nd Mohammad Amin Naghizade Azerbaijan 108 3rd
Sardar Ahmad Arbab Pakistan 96 3rd Lal Mohammad Haidari Afghanistan 84 4th
Birendra Baidya Nepal 48 5th Abhishek Kumar India 42 6th
Jamshid Abdullaoev Tajikistan B 34 7th Meel Baazy
Name Country Scores Rank Hamid Reza Arabi I.R Iran 307 1st Khayyam Orugov Azerbaijan 13o 2nd
Ahmad Shakib Ataei Afghanistan 93 3rd Sardar Ahmad Arbab Pakistan 73 3rd
Saidmahmud Zamirov Tajikistan A 54 4th Fahriddin Saidov Tajikistan B 42 5th
Meel Giri
Name Country Scores Rank Yadollah Zangeneh I.R Iran 737 1st Saifiddin Odinaev Tajikistan A 117 2nd Khayyam Orujov Azerbaijan 110 3rd
Mohammad Omar Soltani Afghanistan 46 3rd Krishan Kumar India 39.5 4th Ravi Ghimire Nepal 5 5th
Zakir Ali Khan Pakistan 0 6th Sang Giri
Name Country Scores Rank Navruz Arabov Tajikistan A 379 1st
HamidReza Arabi I.R Iran 332 2nd Zakir Ali Khan Pakistan 281 3rd
Esmaile Habibov Azerbaijan 250 3rd Ravi Ghimire Nepal 221 4th
Hakim Ullah Baek Afghanistan 124 5th Ismoil Rahmonov Tajikistan B 13 6th
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Another advantage of this competition was the wonderful coverage by mass media and news websites Of Islamic Republic of Iran and Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as BBC and CNN news networks along with some international networks from some other states so that these games were reviewed in several live radio and television productions.
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Inauguration of construction of a multi-purpose complexAlong with this competition, the construction of a wrestling complex near Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi zurkhaneh complex in Dushanbe was inaugurated by Mr. Esfandiar Rahim Mashae.Another advantage of this competition was the wonderful coverage by mass media and news websites Of Islamic Republic of Iran and Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as BBC and CNN news networks along with some international networks from some other states so that these games were reviewed in several live radio and television productions.
Kabbadeh
Name Country Scores Rank Navruz Arabov Tajikistan A 272 1st
Mostafa Hossein Nejad I.R Iran 267 2nd Ahmad Noman Pakistan 198 3rd Afis Namazov Azerbaijan 180 3rd
Mohammad Omar Soltani
Afghanistan 170 4th
Krishan Kumar India 162 5th Dhruba Dhakal Nepal 106 6th
Mirsaid Hamidov Tajikistan B 1 7th Wrestling 60-70Kg
Name Country Rank Saeid Mohammad Zamirov Tajikistan A 1st
Elvin Akbarov Azerbaijan 2nd Mostafa Nourestani Afghanistan 3rd Ismail Rahmanov Tajikistan B 3rd
70-80 Kg
Name Country Rank Vousal Javadov Azerbaijan 1st
Jamshid Abdollah Tajikistan B 2nd Mohammad Azad Afghanistan 3rd Nasreddin Rahmanov Tajikistan A 3rd
80-90Kg
Name Country Rank Taral Aliyev Azerbaijan 1st
Jatinder Singh India 2nd Mohammad Omar Soltani Afghanistan 3rd
Navruz Kholniazov Tajikistan A 3rd
+90 Kg Name Country Rank
Farhad Anoksolove Tajikistan A 1st Kartar Singh India 2nd Yousuf Riaz Pakistan 3rd
Araz Jaffarov Azerbaijan 3rd
Total Score achieved by Team Name of countries Scores Rank
Azerbaijan 149 1st Tajikistan A 146 2nd
Iran 128 3rd Afghanistan 125 4th
Nepal 100 5th Pakistan 98 6th
India 66 7th Tajikistan B 67 8th
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Zurkhaneh Sports Rules and Regulation Workshop
Iran Team
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Zurkhaneh Athletein actionMr. Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei advisor of President of Islamic Republic of Iran is a chief guest.
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The Second Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup:
Commemoration of Mevlana and Sportsmanship With the march of athletes from 17 countries Saljooghi hall in Konya, the second zurkhaneh sports world cup began.Friday afternoon, October 22, with the march of the athletes and athletic delegations from Azerbaijan, South Africa, Afghanistan, Iran, Austria, Ukraine, Belgium, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkey, Lithuania, Georgia, Iraq, Pakistan, Nepal, India and Switzerland in
the 5000-seat hall of Saljooghi sports complex, Konya and the spectacular demonstration of the Iranian para-zurkhaneh team, the second zurkhaneh sports world cup started.Over 4 days, athletes from 15 nations competed in the team skill, individual skills and the four weights of 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, and 90+ of Koshti Pahlavani. And based on the total scores,
Islamic Republic of Iran national team with 1751 scores won the championship; Afghanistan national team with 1567 scores won the second place; and Iraq with 1435 and Azerbaijan Republic with 1372 scores commonly won the third place. The second zurkhaneh sports world cup, both qualitatively and quantitatively, showed a remarkable growth compared with the first games held in Baku in 2009; and the number of participants from 80 referees, athletes, mentors and coaches from 7 countries reach 160 referees, athletes, mentors, coaches and special guests from 17 countries. And these games attracted tremendous attention from national as well as international media in Turkey, Iran and other countries in the region
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Zurkhaneh: Sport ofValuesAt the opening ceremony of this competition, Mohsen Mehralizadeh, IZSF president, said: “Zurkhaneh sport is the sport of values, and this spiritual legacy has a unique status among world sports.He added: “Establishment of peace and friendship and reaching perfection through zurkhaneh sports is one of the special goals of this sport.
Zurkhaneh sport isbased on moral valuesMohammad Anwar Jakdalek, Afghan vice-president and the president of the Asian Zurkhaneh Confederation, said: “In the culture of this civilization territory, heroic sport has a specific place, and since it is founded on moral values, the younger generation eagerly pursues it.”IZSF vice-president emphasized that: “With this selection, the directorate pursued two objectives; first commemoration of the heroism and it preference to athleticism, and second, absorbing turkey into the zurkhaneh international family.”
2010 world cup: construction of zurkhaneh in TurkeyHitam Korkmaz Cetinkaya, in charge of holding the second zurkhaneh sports world cup in Konya, said: “Konya is where Mevlana’s tomb is located and Mevlana has had an effective role in the culture and creed of championship. And since this creed is one of the most significant features of zurkhaneh sports, we implemented the IZSF decision and succeeded in holding the games at a satisfactory level. Hitam said: “In order to institutionalize zurkhaneh in Turkey, 20 provinces must become active which requires holding seminars and training courses as well as providing the equipment for this sport.”The founder of zurkhaneh in Turkey added: “We have requested IZSF to hold common training courses with Georgia in the current year.” Hitam Cetinkaya said: “We have also submitted the recommendation for holding the third world cup in Anthelia, Turkey from November 17 to 20, 2011, and we hope our request to be host will be accepted.”
With the support of Azerbaijan republic; Georgia and Turkey joined the international family of zurkhanehSeyed Hadi Arabi, Sec. Gen. of Azerbaijan Zurkhaneh Sports Federation, said: “Thanks to the efforts of this federation and support from IZSF, we succeeded in building zurkhaneh in Georgia.” Arabi said: “IZSF assigned Azerbaijan federation and I the mission of assessing the facilities and help Turkey with holding the second zurkhaneh sports world cup.”
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Haj Mahmood, Iraqi pahlevan is playing zurkhaneh age above of 80 years
Iranian National team made more exciting and enjoyable.
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IZSF, which was founded in Tehran on October 11, 2004, entered its sixth year of operation by holding the second zurkhaneh sports world cup in Konya.On the anniversary of its foundation, this federation introduces the best athletes of the year. Turkish world cup was a favorable opportunity for acknowledging the best of 2009 before the IZSF members.
Visiting the tombs of Mevlana and Shams TabriziDuring the second zurkhaneh sports world cup in Konya, the participants visited Mevlana’s tomb and also watched sama dance at Mevlana hall.In this ceremony, especial quests from different countries, athletes, coaches, and referees became familiar with the life of Mevlana and Shams Tabrizi.
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The Second Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup:
The 7th int. zurkhaneh SymposiumThe Seventh International Symposium of Zurkhaneh Sports Entitled “Mevlana and the Creed of Heroism”The Seventh International Symposium of Zurkhaneh Sports entitled “Mevlana and the Creed of Heroism” was held in Konya along with the second world cup in this field.This symposium started in the
morning of Thursday, October 29, participated by officials and athletes from Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Ukraine, Belgium, Netherlands, Nepal and South Africa. While welcoming the guests at the opening of the games, Mohsen Mehralizadeh, International Zurkhaneh Sports
Federation, in his speech, referred to important features of heroism.Later during the symposium, in his bilingual speech, Dr. Adel Azar, professor of Persian literature and university faculty, referred to the characteristics of Pahlavani and sportsmanship in the common territory of Persian civilization. He considered the spiritual movement of Mevlana as an extension of the heroic movement of Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi.Performing zurkhaneh sports by the Iranian Para-Olympic team was one of the sections of the seventh international symposium of zurkhaneh sports which was
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Speeches Welcome Speech by Mr. Mohsen
Mehrali zadeh, IZSF President Dr. Ramazan Shojaei, Member
of Iran Parliament. Hitam Korkmaz Centinkaya
Founder of Turkish Zurkhaneh Sports Federation
Dr. Seyed Amir Hosseini: Pahlavani in the point of view of Mewlana
Dr. Ismaeel Azar: Zurkhaneh Sports , unique and harmonic sports in the world
Dr. Masoud Haji Rasouli: Agility and Chivalry in Mevlana Poems –Zurkhaneh effects on addicted
Mr. Mohammad Anwar Jekdalek: Zurkhaneh and Mevlana , Common Cultural Heritage
Dr. Seyed Abdullah Sadjadi: Koshti Pahlavani and its Specification
Mr. Soulaiman Abdulvakhidoev: Mevlana and Zurkhaneh place in Tajiki Culture
Mr. Alireza Saffarzadeh, President of Iran Zurkhaneh Federation
Dr. Alborz Chalabi: A summary of Mevlana living
Ms. Mitra Rouhi, member of IZSF & Tafisa
Mr. Abdolkarim Jasim Albasri: Zurkhaneh Sports role in strengthening peace and friendship between two country Iraq & Iran
Coskun Bilgi Founder of Turkish Zurkhaneh Sports Federation
received enthusiastically by the audience.Prior to the beginning of this section, Seyyed Amir Hoseini said: “According to the negotiations with the Disabled Sports International Federation, it was arranged that zurkhaneh sports be performed in a demonstrative form in other international games of the disabled.”Mohammad Anwar Jakdalek, Afghan sports and youth consultant minister and the president of the Asian Confederation of Zurkhaneh Sports, Dr. Seyyed Ramazan Shojae Kiasari, member of the cultural commission of I.R.Iran
the parliament, Soleyman Abdolvahedov, Tajikistan presidential consultant and IZSF vice-president, Sardar Safarzadeh, Iranian Zurkhaneh Sports Federation president, Dr. Seyyed Abdollah Sajadi, IZSF technical committee president, Professor Ghorbanov, Azerbaijan university professor, Dr. Seyyed Amir Hoseini, IZSF Secretary General, Dr. Hadj Rasooli, university professor, Mitra Rouhi, member of the Public Sports International Federation, and two Turkish cultural and athletic officials delivered speeches and presented papers at this international symposium.
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Cunstruction projects
Order by: Iran Presidency, Iran high-Consul for reconstruction of Afghanistan & IZSFIn cooptation with Iran embassy in Kabul and National Olympic Committee and Sport & youth ministry of AfghnistanConstruction start date: Summer 1384 Opening: Summer 1385Capacity: 2800 sqm2 Facility: goad: 30 Athletes & 300 person visitor, changing room, rest rooms, 2 office room, classes, Sport Hall.Project Director: Dr. Seyed Amir HosseiniProject Manager: Saman MajlesiArchitect & Consular: Dr. Behrouz MansouriConstructor: Houman Dolati, Saze door yab Co.
Abulghasem Ferdowsi Sport Complex,Rostam-e Dastan Zurkhaneh, National Olympic
Academy of Afghanistan, Kabul-Afghanistan
Abulghasem Ferdowsi Zurkhaneh Dushanbe-Tajikistan
Order by: I.R.IRAN MFO & IZSFIn cooperation with Iran embassy in Dushanbe and Sport & youth ministry of Tajikistan.Construction start date: Summer 1383 Opening: Summer 1384Capacity: 750 sqm2, goad: 30 Athletes & 300 person visitorsFacility: gowd, changing room, rest rooms, 2 office roomProject Director: Dr. Seyed Amir HosseiniProject Manager: Saman MajlesiArchitect & Consular: Dr. Behrouz Mansouri
Holy Karbala Zurkhaneh Complex
Order by: International Zurkhaneh Sport ComplexConstruction start date: Feb. 2011Capacity: 2000 sqm2 Facility: goad: 30 Athletes & 300 person visitor, changing room, rest rooms, office room, classes, Sport Hall.Project Director: Dr. Seyed Amir HosseiniProject Manager: Saman MajlesiArchitect & Consular: Dr. Behrouz MansouriConstructor: Tameshkin Rad co.
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Inauguration of construction ofa Zurkhaneh & multi-purpose complex Feb. 2011
Zurkhaneh background
Iranian Pahlevan in 100 years ago.
Zurkhaneh in Iraq many years ago.
Indian Meel in different style.
Right: Abdol Amir Al-Morshed Pahlavan of Iraq, 1940.
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Best of Kabbadeh: Navruz Arabov, Tajikistan
Candidates: Krishan Kumar (India), Hesham Mohammad (Iraq)
Best of Charkh-e Chamani: Behzad Gerami, Iran
Candidates: Jaber Sabri Abdolamir (Iraq), Mostafa Nourestani (Afghanistan)
Heavy Meel: Yass MohammadAbdolabbas, Iraq
Candidates: Esmaeel habibof/ Habibov (Azerbayjan/Azerbaijan), Andrei
Nikinchenko (Ukraine)
Sang: Alireza Farzaneh, BelgiumCandidates: Esmaeel Habibov
(Azerbaijan), Mohamad Fazel (Iraq)
Best Team: I.R.IRANCandidates: Afghanistan, Iraq
Most technical junior kabbadeh player: Karam Hasanov, Georgia
Innovators of new stunts in Individual Skills: Simas Garbenis (a new stunt; meel
baazi with two meels), Lithuania
Meel Baazi: Hamidreza ArabiCandidate: Jaber Sabri Abdolamir (Iraq)
Best of Charkh-e Teez: Navid Raeesohm-ohadesin, Iran
Candidate: Yousef Fares Aref (Iraq)
Technical CommitteeIZSF
Technical Committee announced the best and the most technical athletes according to different general and specialized meetings and comprehensive review on 2010 Events through considering
achieved championship titles, observing ethics behavior during the games, technical specification of champions in different disciplines of
Zurkhaneh and Koshti Pahlevani.
IZSF
Best of 2010
Best Murshed: Ramin Golestani, IranCandidate: Haji Mohammad Amin
Naghizade(Azerbaijan)
60-70 Kg: Saeed Mahmoud Zamin, Tajikistan
Candidates: Hassan Ali Bairamov (Azer-baijan), Sirji Tikimirov(Russia)
70-80 Kg: Vusal Javadov, AzerbaijanCandidates: Ibrahim Cocuk (Turkey),
Viajeslav Koroc (Russia)
Best Coach: Alireza Gholami, IranCandidate: Wasim Abdulhossein (Iraq)
The most technical wrestler: Farhad Anakolof, +90 Kg, Tajikistan
90+ kg: Arash Mardani, IranCandidates: Kartar Singh (India), Yousef
Riaz(Pakistan)
80-90 Kg: Tural Aliyev, AzerbaijanCandidates: Mohammad Omar Soltani
(Afghanistan), Met Beroco(Russia)
Youngest & the most Active Athlete: Kytis Kazlauskas, Lithuania
Active federation: Azerbaijan Zurkhaneh Sports FederationWhile IZSF appreciation goes to authorities of Georgia, Turkey and Belarus/Belarusian Zurkhaneh federations for their great efforts for Zurkhaneh foundation in their native lands, organ-izing national events, training Zurkhaneh in their universities, publishing books and pamphlets for Zurkhaneh, Zurkhaneh promotion in their neighbor countries; Azerbaijan Zurkhaneh Sports Federation is announced as the most active federation in 2010.
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I am man of law!
Let be setup Zurkhaneh University in the moon.
We are still waiting for IZSF, when you will come in Africa?!!
so, Lets start Zurkhaneh Olympic Commitee!
I am waiting for President Obama to solving US Economy crises, after that we made a Zurkhaneh in Manhattan!
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