Sport | Taekwondo |
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Jurisdiction | Iran |
Founded | 2001 |
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The Iran Taekwondo Association "I.T.A" (Persian: کانون تکواندوکاران ایران) is the First N.G.O & Non-governmental Federation of Iran sport which started its activities with the official authority of Iran's Interior Ministry and Justice Ministry in 2001.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
This organization has established the first Taekwondo schools in Iran,[8] and also trained many Taekwondo official coaches and referees.[9] It has held competitions in different age groups, from infants to teenagers, youngsters and adults.[10][11]
Ali Haghshenas is the founder and President of this Association.
Javad Moshiri (Vice President), Munir Ghasemzadeh (Women Vice President), Mohammad Abdulipour (Secretary General), Mehran Khalili (Secretary of the Technical Council), Mehdi Ghasemi (Inspector), A. Sayyad (Legal assistant), Jafar Sharifi (Executive Committee Chairman) and Dawood Sertipi (Youth Branch Chief) are among the Managers of this Federation.[12] [13] [14]
The Iran Physical Education Organization - Ministry of Sport and Iran Taekwondo Governmental Federation are two organizations which are opposed the activities of the I.T.A. This opposition has been declared from the early establishment of the I.T.A.[15][16][17][18][19][20]
As a result, the organization of Iran Physical Education Organization announced its stance and opposition to the activities of this trade-specialized organization.[21] [22][23][24][25]
Mohammad Pouladgar (Former head of Iran Taekwondo State Federation & The current Deputy Minister of Sports of the Islamic Republic of Iran), joined against this organization and by asking other government bodies, he formed and organized an unprecedented government consensus against the Iran Taekwondo Association. As a result, the organization of physical education announced its stance and opposition to the activities of this trade-specialized organization.
These oppositions from the beginning of the foundation and announcement of the existence of the Iranian Taekwondo Association in 2001 in various ways, including trying to prevent the participation of the delegation teams of the association in international tournaments (previously in the Dutch tournament), trying to destroy the image of this institution and its managers in the public opinion, issuance of directives and instructions to the state sports departments of the provinces by the physical education organization and to the state taekwondo delegations of the cities by the state taekwondo federation have been expressed.[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Ali Haghshenas, complained to the court against President of Iran Taekwondo Governmental Federation (Mohammad Pouladgar) and condemned him.[41][42][43][44][45][46]
Pouladgar by paying bribes was acquitted by the verdict of the Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[47][48][49] However, the decision of the appeals court of Tehran province was not accepted by the I.T.A and it has been protested.[50][51]
- Holding Specialized Scientific Seminars on the Development of Taekwondo in Iran.[52][53]
- Writing and publishing of Scientific, Reference and Academic Books: