Zurkhaneh Review,No. 1, Feb. 2011

The magazine of International Zurkhaneh Sport Federation, New Edition No.1, February 2011, http://www.izsf.org
Zurkhaneh
Stimulating
all over the world
ParaZurkhaneh
Event
Stories
Best of
2010
With Gracious appreciation for always support
IZSF in different events
I.R.IRAN Parliament, Culture and Sport
Commission
Physical Education Organization of I.R
IRAN
Rostam-e Dastan Zurkhaneh,
Kabul 2008
Iranian Cultural Heritage and Turism
Organization of IRAN
National Olympic Committee of IRAN
Movement
in the name of allah most gracious most merciful
Zurkhaneh Review
The magazine of International
Zurkhaneh Sport Federation
New Edition No.1, February 2011
Production: IZSF Media Office
Chief Editor: Sadeq Hosseini
Editors: Samrat Singh, Ahmad Reza Oveisy
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Friendship, Respect, Excellente
24-35
42-59
Competition stories
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, TehranI.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.
Message
2011:
the year of development
and progress
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 Mehralizadeh
IZSF president
Asia,
Springboard
for World
Expansion
of Zurkhaneh
It 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 Jakdalek
Deputy-president of IZSF
President of the ACZS
4-5
Message
2010:
a decade of effort and the year
of accelerating IZSF activities
The
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 Hosseini
Secretary General
Hadi Saei, Taekwondo Olympian
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 Ghorbanov
President of the Azerbaijan
Zurkhaneh Federation
Vice-president of the EUZSC
6-7
Inside
IZSF
The 1st General Assembly in Tehran on 11th October
2004 with the 26 representatives.
Time Line: 2001-2011
Zurkhaneh
World Activity
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.
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
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
8-9
Inside
IZSF
“Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere”
Encourage people to enjoy
Zurkhaneh Sports
and its morality values
IZSF
Vision
Competence
Strengthening
organizations systems
Infrastructure
BBuilding basic infra for
developing Zurkhaneh
Sports:
1.Introducing and
Education
2.Empowerment Human
Resources
3.Rules and Regulations&
Standardization
Equipment
Events
Diversifying and
Zurkhaneh Sport Events
1 -National
2 -International
3 -Continental
4 -Word Level
Strategy
Publicity
Various Media
To secure Maximum
publicity trough various
media
IZSF
Values
Friendship
Respect
to others
Generosity &
Sympathy
Facts
IZSF
Morality
Fraternity
Love of
country
Chivalries
Spirit
IZSF
Objectives
Developing Zurkhaneh
Sports in all 5 continents and its
inclusion in Continental Olympic
Games and International events.
IZSF
Mission
AZSC
AFZSC
PAZSC
OCZSC
EUZSC
IZSF
Structure
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 Federation
AFZSC:African Zurkhaneh Sports Confederation
AUZSC:Australian Zurkhaneh Sports Confederation
AZSC:Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Confederation
EUZSC:European Zurkhaneh Sports Confederation
PAZSC:Pan-American Zurkhaneh Sports Confederation
Excellent
Pride of
Country
Combine art
and literature
Solidarity
Ethics
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.
10-11
Inside
IZSF
7. Mr. Samrat Singh, AZSC
Executive Director, India
Developing Story:
Asian Zurkhaneh
Sports Confederation;
AZSC
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.
Karna Bahadur Shahi
AZSC Secretary General
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
Executive Board of AZSC
1. Mr. Mohammad Anwar Khan
Jekdalek, President, Afghanistan
2. Mr. Jasim Abdulkarim
AlbasRe, Vice President, Iraq
3. Mr. Karna Bahadur Shahi,
Secretary General, Nepal
4. Mr. Seyed Abdollah Sadjadi,
Chairman, Technical Committee,
I. R. Iran
5. Mr. Abdol Fattah -Al-Amir,
Executive Member, Syria
6. Mr. Hang Young San, Executive
Member, South Korea
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)
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.
Recognition
Award/Certificate to the athletes
of school/club by National
Federation
Award/Certificate to active school
by National Federation
Meeting
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.
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 action
1.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.
IZSF
2010 Timeline
Sport Calendar of IZSF
DATE
1
January
2
26 -30 April
3
11-15 May
4
26-27 June
5
20-25 October
6
22 October
7
October
8
21 October
9
17-25 November
1
0
11
2010
TITLE
Technical Committee Meeting &
Referee, Coaches, New Rules Updating
Attending in AGFIS & Sport Accord
2010
The 2nd International Zurkhaneh Sport
Tournament Ferdowsi Cup
Technical Meeting & Referee, Coaches,
New Rules Updating
The 2nd Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup
The Seventh International Symposium
of Zurkhaneh Sports Entitled “Mevlana
and the Creed of Heroism”
VENUE
IZSF Head Office
Dubai
DushanbeTajikistan
Kabul, Afghanistan
Konya, Turkey
Konya, Turkey
Scientific Symposium
International Training Course in
European countries
Georgia, Turkey and
Azerbaijan
Konya, Turkey
Lithuania, Belarus,
Russia and Ukraine
17-25 November
International Referee Course Grade “C”
Minsk, Belarus
25-29 November
The 1st European Junior Zurkhaneh
Sports Championship
Minsk, Belarus
Training Course in European Countries
12-13
Inside
IZSF
IZSF
Administration
Saeed Nazar Hossein Saber
Director of Administration &
Financial Dep.
Samrat Singh
Director of International Development
Affairs
Seyed Alireza Karimiah
Protocol Officer
Maryam Mousavi
International Realation &
Executive Director
Rahim Jedi
IZSF Events Manager
Maryam Abedini
Deputy of International Relations
Director
Ahmad Reza Oveysi
Communication & Education
Director
Zeinab Hosseini
Secretariate
Saman Majlesi
Project Consultant
ZURKHANEH
SPOTLIGHT
25
The 2nd Zurkhaneh Sports
Championships
urban of the world
Najaf-Al-Ashraf The Capital of Islamic culture 2012
12-2 March 2012
Iraqi Zurkhaneh team
Baku 2009
Inside
IZSF
Mohsen Mehralizadeh
President
Seyed Abdollah Sajjadi
Chairman of Technical Committee
Mohammad Anwar Jekdalek
Deputy-President
Solaiman Abdulvahidov
Vice-President
IZSF BUREAU
America
Canada
Puerto Rico
USA
Gintautas Vileita
President of European ZS Confederation
Mohammad Paraiso
President of African ZS Federation
Parviz Abedi
President of American
ZS Confederation
Khashayar Heidari
Representative in Oceania ZS
Confederation
Europe
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Czech
Estonia
France
Finland
Georgia
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherland
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
IZSF WORLD NETWORK
Jassim Mohammad Jaafar
Vice-President
Ahmad Donyamali
Treasurer
Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
China
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
India
I.R Iran
Iraq
Seyed Amir Hosseini
Secretary General
Wan Shik Hong
Head of Marketing Committee
Indonesia
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Nepal
Palestine
Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka
South Korea
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Norbert Schusser
Chairman of IZSF
Medical Committee
Hansraj Singh
Member
Sarjit Singh Sekhon
Member
Africa
Benin
Malawi
Nigeria
Tanzania
South Africa
Uganda
Oceania
Australia
16-17
Mitra Rouhi
Member
Point of view
Zurkhaneh
New understanding in
training methodology
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
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.
Smile
forever
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 Palm
Father of Sports For All
Games, Germany
Late. President of TAFISA
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
Much more than a physical act
Like
a breath of
fresh air
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,
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.
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.
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
Paul Chartier
Master of Play and Creator of
Recreative Experiences
Anita Ghosh, Ph.D
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 Baumann
Secretary General of TAFISA
18-19
Point of view
Hamid Torabi
Champion of Iran, Konya2010
The Zurkhaneh
Is still going
strong
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
Point of view
The Songs of
Championship
Dr. Esmaeil Azar
Songs of Championship is the
music of Iranian traditional
sports also known as Zurkhaneh
Sports. It is a combination of
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
Sport
Traditional
Sports
which
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
motions
2. Aerobics can be done solo and
Iraqi Zurkhaneh team
Baku 2009
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 rhythms
4. 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.
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 Concept of Heroism
Heroism 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
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.
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Minsk 2010
Developing Story
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
Event Facts
Special Guest:
Dr. Jamshid Ansari
Member of I.R.IRAN Parliament
H.E president of Belarusian
Zurkhaneh Federation:
Alexander Medved
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
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.”
Chairman of Organization
Committee:
Vladimir Grichenkov
Technical Director:
Seyed Abdollah Sadjadi
Event Director:
Rahim Jedi
Official Partner:
- Iran Embassy in Minsk
- Belarus Embassy in Tehran
Sponsors:
- Day insurance
- Zar Makaron
- Honor Bank
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Minsk 2010
Developing Story
IRAN Embassy
supports sports
programs
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.”
Medved:
We must unite
traditional and
modern sports
Zurkhaneh is a
good start
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.”
Victor 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.”
The first
European
zurkhaneh is
built in Minsk
Dr. 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.”
26-27
Minsk 2010
Developing Story
The Third Zurkhaneh Sports and Koshti
Pahlevani Referee Training Course
Belarusian
president’s
consultant:
“Zurkhaneh
leads to affinity
between nations”
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.
Russian Zurkhaneh
Guide book published
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.
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 Zurkhaneh
Handbooks
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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Minsk 2010
Developing Story
Zurkhaneh Athletes in action
Friendship,
Respect,
Excellente
Lithuanian Zurkhaneh Team
In one saloon training together with
Zurkhaneh Sports as well as Judo.
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Minsk 2010
Developing Story
Competition Results
THE 1STST EUROPEAN JUNIOR ZURKHANEH SPORTS CHAMPIONSHP,MINSK,BELARUS
THE 1 EUROPEAN JUNIOR ZURKHANEH SPORTS CHAMPIONSHP,MINSK,BELARUS
FinalRANKS
FinalRANKS
Country
Points
Position
Country
Points
Position
Azerbaijan
161
1st
Azerbaijan
161
1st
Lithuania
144
2nd
Lithuania
144
2nd
Ukraine
132
3rd
Ukraine
132
3rd
Turkey
108
3rd
Turkey
108
3rd
Georgia
101
5th
Georgia
101
5th
Belarus
82
6th
+90kg
+90kg 82
Belarus
6th
Russia
57
7th
Name
Country
Position
Russia
57
7th
Name
Country Position
Aleksander
rotasevich Medaldistributiontable
Russia
Aleksander
rotasevich
Russia
1st 1st
Medaldistributiontable
Team
Name
Silver
Bronze
Total
Hakan
Odabasi GoldTurkey
Turkey
Hakan
Odabasi
2nd 2nd Total
Team Name
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Azerbaijan
6Azerbaijan
3
3 3rd 3rd 12
Shukur
Abulfazli
Azerbaijan
Shukur
Abulfazli
Azerbaijan
6
3
3
Lithuania
3
1
0 rd 3rd 12
4
Anatol
Zalozny
Belarus
Anatol
Zalozny
Belarus
3
Lithuania
3
1
0
4
Ukraine
1
2
4 th
Arturas
Sapkus
Lithuania
5th 77
Ukraine
1
2
4
Arturas
Sapkus
Lithuania
5
Turkey
1
2
2
5
th
Turkey
2
2
Andrii
Nikitchenco 11 Ukraine
Ukraine
6th 85
Andrii
Nikitchenco
Georgia
2
5 6
Georgia
11
5
8
02
Belarus
3
4
Belarus
1
0
3
4
2
Russia
0
6
8
Russia
0
2
6
8
Total
13
12
23
48
12
Total
13
23
48
TEAMSKILLS
TEAMSKILLS
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Listofrefereeparticipatedingrade"c"inminsk,Belarus
Country
Points
Position
Country
Points
Position
Sl
No.
Name
Country
Name
Sl No.
Azerbaijan
882Country
1stAge Age
Azerbaijan
882
1st
Lithuania
506 Ukraine
2nd
Chizhaier
Ukraine
01 01
Chizhaier
54 54
Lithuania
506
2nd
Ukraine
491 Ukraine
3rd 63 63
Arziutov
Ukraine
02 02
Arziutov
Ukraine
491
3rd
Belarus
339
3rd
Mohammad
Afghanistan 3rd
03 03
Mohammad
Azad Azad 225.5
Afghanistan
24 24
Belarus
339
Georgia
5th
Mohammad
Soltani
Afghanistan 5th 27 27
Georgia
225.5
04 04 Mohammad
OmarOmar
Soltani
Afghanistan
Turkey
121
6th
Turkey
Khayyam
Orujov 121Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan 6th 29 29
05 05
Khayyam
Orujov
Azerbaijan
06 06
TuralTural
AliyevAliyevSangCompetition
Azerbaijan
23 23
SangCompetition
Rolandas
KazlauskasCountry
Lithuania
Name
Points Position
07 07 Rolandas
Kazlauskas
Lithuania
40 40
Name
Country Points Position
404
1st 23
Andrei
Sakhanko Azerbaijan
Belarus
23
Esmaile
Habibov
08 08
Andrei
Sakhanko
Belarus
Azerbaijan
404
1st
Esmaile
Habibov
Georgia
182
2nd
Karam
Hasanov
Yahor
Krylovich Georgia
Belarus
22
09 09
Yahor
Krylovich
Belarus
182
2nd 22
Karam
Hasanov
Ukraine
120
3rd
Yaruslav
Mosindz
Jahangir
Arabov Ukraine
Tajikistan
27
10 10
Jahangir
Arabov
Tajikistan
120
3rd 27
Yaruslav
Mosindz
Gediminas
Kuodys
Lithuania
91
3rd
Novroz
Khaniyazof
Tajikistan
23
Gediminas
Kuodys
Lithuania
91
3rd
11 11
Novroz
Khaniyazof
Tajikistan
Belarus
68
5th 23
Nikita
Melnichuk
Belarus
68
5th
Nikita
Melnichuk
Mohammad
Zamirov
Tajikstan
12 12 SeyedSeyed
Mohammad
Zamirov
Tajikstan
Russia
33
6th 24 24
Matvei
Borko
MatveiOdabasi
Borko
Hakan
Hakan Odabasi
Russia
Turkey
Turkey
33
4
4
6th
7th
7th
Lithuvanian Zurkhaneh team,
Minsk 2010
Minsk 2010
Developing Story
Zurkhaneh Athletes in action
Friendship,
Respect,
Excellente
Koshti Pahlevani is one of the
interesting skills in Zurkhaneh Sports.
Murshed Asghar Sefidi , Murshed from
Republic of Azerbaijan.
Pahlevan Gholami have given
training 5 zurkhaneh team in
European continent.
Minsk view
34-35
Para-zurkhaneh
Special Report
Para-Zurkhaneh
The 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.
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
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.
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 ParaOlympics.
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.”
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Para-zurkhaneh
Special Report
Turkey, 2010
The First International
Para-Zurkhaneh
Demonstration
Para-Zurkhaneh
in Iran
Masoud 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 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
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:
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.
“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.”
Iranian War-Disabled and
Disabled Zurkhaneh Team
1- Masoud Emami, supervisor
2- Ali Fakhravar
3- Seyyed Mohammad Reza Mirshafie
4- Seyyed Ali Jazayeri
5- Hosein Rajabi
6- Nematollah Zarangar
7- Mohsen Khameh
8- Mohammad Sadegh Abdollahi
9- Mohammad Khalilnejad
10- Arsalan Amini
11- Iraj Shahrashoob
12- Mentor Amir Abbas Ghadyani
13- Mohammad Reza Lohrasbi
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Para-zurkhaneh
Special Report
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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c ompetition stories
International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation;
Rules of Events
According 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
competition stories
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.
Event
at 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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Frankfurt 2009
competition stories
Zurkhaneh Athletes
in action
Azerbaijan Republic won the championship,
Hamburg team came second and Belgium and
Austria commonly won the thirds place.
Event Fact
Special Guest:
Dr. Jasem Mohammad Jafar
Youth & 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
Tehran
Sponsors:
-Landessportbund hessen e.V.
-Day Insurance
-Symrise
-Darugar beauty care production
-Imperial leather
-Horand Co.
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Dushanbe 2010
competition stories
The 2nd Ferdowsi
International
Competition
The Second Hakim Abolghasem
Ferdowsi International Zurkhaneh
Sports Competition was Held
After 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.
%100 increase in
the number of
participants
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
Zurkhaneh has come to the
contemporary world from
the Persian civilization
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.
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.”
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.”
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Dushanbe 2010
competition stories
Team Skills
Team Name
Iran
Azerbaijan
Tajikistan A
Afghanistan
Nepal
Pakistan
India
Name
Behzad Gerami
Azmat Chilaev
Mostafa Norestani
Scores
1505
904
845
834
641
507
320
Charkhe Chamani
Country
I.R Iran
Tajikistan A
Afghanistan
Scores
494
168
122
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
rd
Name
Navruz Arabov
Mostafa Hossein Nejad
Ahmad Noman
Afis Namazov
Mohammad Omar
Soltani
Krishan Kumar
Dhruba Dhakal
Mirsaid Hamidov
Name
Saeid Mohammad Zamirov
Elvin Akbarov
Mostafa Nourestani
Ismail Rahmanov
Name
Vousal Javadov
Jamshid Abdollah
Mohammad Azad
Nasreddin Rahmanov
Name of countries
Azerbaijan
Tajikistan A
Iran
Afghanistan
Nepal
Pakistan
India
Tajikistan B
Scores
272
267
198
180
170
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
4th
India
Nepal
Tajikistan B
162
106
1
5th
6th
7th
Wrestling
60-70Kg
Country
Tajikistan A
Azerbaijan
Afghanistan
Tajikistan B
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
Inauguration
of construction
70-80 Kg
of a multiCountry
Rank
Azerbaijan
1
purpose
Tajikistan B
2
Afghanistan
complex 3
st
nd
rd
Tajikistan
A
Along
Name
Taral Aliyev
Jatinder Singh
Mohammad Omar Soltani
Navruz Kholniazov
Name
Farhad Anoksolove
Kartar Singh
Yousuf Riaz
Araz Jaffarov
Country
Tajikistan A
I.R Iran
Pakistan
Azerbaijan
Afghanistan
3
with this competition,
the
construction of a wrestling complex
near Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi
80-90Kg
zurkhaneh complex in Dushanbe
Country
Rank
was inaugurated by Mr. Esfandiar
Azerbaijan
1st
Rahim Mashae.
IndiaAnother advantage2nd of this
competition was the3rd wonderful
Afghanistan
coverage by mass media
and news
Tajikistan
A
3rd
websites Of Islamic Republic of
Iran and Tajikistan, Azerbaijan,
Afghanistan and Pakistan as well
+90 Kg
as BBC and CNN news
Country
Ranknetworks
along with some international
st
Tajikistan
A
networks
from some 1other states
Indiaso that these games were
2nd reviewed
in several live radio and
Pakistan
3rd television
productions.
rd
rd
Azerbaijan
3
Total Score achieved by Team
Scores
149
146
128
125
100
98
66
67
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Media
coverage
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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Dushanbe 2010
competition stories
Zurkhaneh Athlete
in action
Mr. Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei advisor of President of Islamic
Republic of Iran is a chief guest.
Zurkhaneh Sports Rules and
Regulation Workshop
Iran Team
Afghanistan Team
Pakistian Team
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Konya 2010
competition stories
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
2010 world cup: construction
of zurkhaneh in Turkey
Hitam 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
zurkhaneh
Seyed 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.”
Zurkhaneh: Sport of
Values
At 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 is
based on moral values
Mohammad 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 vicepresident 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.”
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Konya 2010
competition stories
Zurkhaneh
Athletes
in action
Iranian National team made more
exciting and enjoyable.
Haj Mahmood, Iraqi pahlevan is playing
zurkhaneh age above of 80 years
Citation of the best of
second zurkhaneh 2009
sports world cup
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.
Ukrainian Zurkhaneh Athlete
Visiting the tombs of Mevlana and
Shams Tabrizi
During 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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Konya 2010
competition stories
The Second Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup:
The 7th int. zurkhaneh
Symposium
The
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
Speeches
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.
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
58-59
C unstruction projects
Abulghasem Ferdowsi Sport Complex,
Rostam-e Dastan Zurkhaneh, National Olympic
Academy of Afghanistan, Kabul-Afghanistan
Order by: Iran Presidency, Iran high-Consul for reconstruction of Afghanistan & IZSF
In cooptation with Iran embassy in Kabul and National Olympic Committee and Sport &
youth ministry of Afghnistan
Construction start date: Summer 1384 Opening: Summer 1385
Capacity: 2800 sqm2
Facility: goad: 30 Athletes & 300 person visitor, changing room, rest rooms, 2 office room,
classes, Sport Hall.
Project Director: Dr. Seyed Amir Hosseini
Project Manager: Saman Majlesi
Architect & Consular: Dr. Behrouz Mansouri
Constructor: Houman Dolati, Saze door yab Co.
Abulghasem Ferdowsi Zurkhaneh
Dushanbe-Tajikistan
Order by: I.R.IRAN MFO & IZSF
In cooperation with Iran embassy in Dushanbe and Sport & youth ministry of Tajikistan.
Construction start date: Summer 1383 Opening: Summer 1384
Capacity: 750 sqm2, goad: 30 Athletes & 300 person visitors
Facility: gowd, changing room, rest rooms, 2 office room
Project Director: Dr. Seyed Amir Hosseini
Project Manager: Saman Majlesi
Architect & Consular: Dr. Behrouz Mansouri
Holy Karbala Zurkhaneh Complex
Order by: International Zurkhaneh Sport Complex
Construction start date: Feb. 2011
Capacity: 2000 sqm2
Facility: goad: 30 Athletes & 300 person visitor, changing room, rest rooms, office room,
classes, Sport Hall.
Project Director: Dr. Seyed Amir Hosseini
Project Manager: Saman Majlesi
Architect & Consular: Dr. Behrouz Mansouri
Constructor: Tameshkin Rad co.
Inauguration of construction of
a Zurkhaneh & multi-purpose complex Feb. 2011
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Z urkhaneh background
Iranian Pahlevan in 100 years ago.
Indian Meel in different style.
Right: Abdol Amir Al-Morshed
Pahlavan of Iraq, 1940.
Zurkhaneh in Iraq many years ago.
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Technical Committee
IZSF
IZSF
Best of 2010
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.
Best Team: I.R.IRAN
Candidates: Afghanistan, Iraq
Best of Kabbadeh: Navruz Arabov,
Tajikistan
Candidates: Krishan Kumar (India),
Hesham Mohammad (Iraq)
Best of Charkh-e Teez: Navid Raeesohmohadesin, Iran
Candidate: Yousef Fares Aref (Iraq)
Best of Charkh-e Chamani: Behzad
Gerami, Iran
Candidates: Jaber Sabri Abdolamir
(Iraq), Mostafa Nourestani (Afghanistan)
Sang: Alireza Farzaneh, Belgium
Candidates: Esmaeel Habibov
(Azerbaijan), Mohamad Fazel (Iraq)
Meel Baazi: Hamidreza Arabi
Candidate: Jaber Sabri Abdolamir (Iraq)
Heavy Meel: Yass Mohammad
Abdolabbas, Iraq
Candidates: Esmaeel habibof/ Habibov
(Azerbayjan/Azerbaijan), Andrei
Nikinchenko (Ukraine)
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
Best Coach: Alireza Gholami, Iran
Candidate: Wasim Abdulhossein (Iraq)
Best Murshed: Ramin Golestani, Iran
Candidate: Haji Mohammad Amin
Naghizade(Azerbaijan)
Youngest & the most Active Athlete: Kytis
Kazlauskas, Lithuania
60-70 Kg: Saeed Mahmoud Zamin,
Tajikistan
Candidates: Hassan Ali Bairamov (Azerbaijan), Sirji Tikimirov(Russia)
70-80 Kg: Vusal Javadov, Azerbaijan
Candidates: Ibrahim Cocuk (Turkey),
Viajeslav Koroc (Russia)
80-90 Kg: Tural Aliyev, Azerbaijan
Candidates: Mohammad Omar Soltani
(Afghanistan), Met Beroco(Russia)
The most technical wrestler: Farhad
Anakolof, +90 Kg, Tajikistan
90+ kg: Arash Mardani, Iran
Candidates: Kartar Singh (India), Yousef
Riaz(Pakistan)
Active federation: Azerbaijan Zurkhaneh Sports Federation
While IZSF appreciation goes to authorities of Georgia, Turkey
and Belarus/Belarusian Zurkhaneh federations for their great
efforts for Zurkhaneh foundation in their native lands, organizing 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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We are still
waiting for IZSF,
when you will
come in Africa?!!
I am waiting
for President
Obama to solving
US Economy
crises, after
that we made a
Zurkhaneh in
Manhattan!
I am
man of
law!
so, Lets start
Zurkhaneh
Olympic
Commitee!
Let be setup
Zurkhaneh
University in
the moon.
IZSF
Timeline 2011
“Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere”
Encourage people to enjoy Zurkhaneh Sports
and its morality values
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