Nahid Kiani Exits Path to Success and Medals; Defeats and Instagram Instead of Taekwondo!

Iran's women's taekwondo captain's string of defeats two years before the Olympics is cause for concern.

According to Ambassador Arjan Nahid Kiani, the vice-champion of the Olympic Taekwondo, Iran's taekwondo star has been in a downward spiral for a long time and there is no news of a medal anymore. He goes from one tournament to another, loses and returns empty-handed. What happened after the precious Olympic silver has become an annoying cliché for him.

Undoubtedly, Nahid Kiani is an unforgettable part of the history of Iranian sports. An Olympian who was able to win the first silver medal in the history of Iranian women's sports in the Olympics, which was the most beautiful medal in the history of Iranian women's sports in the Olympic Games. However, after that historic medal, Nahid is stuck in the downslope and has only reaped failure. The serial defeats of the Iranian women's taekwondo captain in the gap of 2 years before the Olympics are worrying.

In the Nagoya Asian Games, Kiani withdrew from the competition round and failed to win a medal. His tears after the defeat in the second fight were very bitter and he tasted the gold of Sagar Moradi. Kayani was expected to make up for this failure after this failure in the Paris Grand Prix, which was held immediately after the Nagoya Asian Games, but the captain of the Iranian women's national taekwondo team also failed in the Paris Grand Prix and did not win a medal. After two victories against opponents from South Korea and France, Kiani lost in the quarter-finals against Pacheco, the world champion and the number one in the Olympic ranking, and failed to win a medal.

The decline of Nahid in the last two years can be analyzed from two perspectives. He lost his focus after the Olympics and the confrontation with Mobina Nematzadeh, and due to his sensitive spirit, he lost his focus very quickly. It seems that Hadi Sa'i's sister had a role in it. Leaving the sidelines surrounding him and Mobina Nematzadeh aside, perhaps the thing that had a negative impact on his and Mobina's performance more than anything else was the maximum entry into the blogging field. Attending reality television shows and entering the field of advertising reduced his focus and of course Mobina's.

Definitely, changing the procedure and professional approach and focusing on training and competition instead of blogging can bring Nahid back to the top. Perhaps, due to the repetition of marginal events for Iranian female taekwondo players, it is better for Mehrooz Saee, as the first member of the technical staff of the Iranian women's national team, to take a stronger role in taking care of her students, so that the brilliance is not temporary and the professional career of her players is longer, although it is seen that Mehrooz Saee is sometimes ahead of her students in the virtual space! Rather than being a shield for the peace of the captain's silver girl, she herself has become a firefighter with her surroundings.

Undoubtedly, Kiani's main goal is to win the Olympic quota. Although the medals from the tournaments he missed were valuable and could have boosted his position to the top ranks of the rankings, but despite the loss of these medals, the points gained can still be effective on the way to realizing his main goal of participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. However, in order to achieve this goal, it must follow the path ahead with more detailed planning.

Although Kiani did not win a medal in these two competitions, he rose a few places in the ranking, however, these two results cannot be considered as a failure for the world champion and the Olympic vice-champion, because he gained nearly 20 points from the total of these two tournaments; Points that can improve his position in the Olympic ranking. Just like Kiani won 9 points in South Korea Mojo Grand Prix.

Another thing that should be considered is his constant presence in various tournaments. In the past three months, Kiani has not had much time to rest and has been constantly traveling, training and fighting without having time to recover. The Taekwondo Federation should provide conditions for this athlete to be more mentally and mentally prepared to participate in future tournaments.

According to the recent conditions, what is important is the return of Nahid Kiani to the optimal form to win the Olympic quota and continue to win a medal in Los Angeles, and in the meantime, the federation has a major role, of course, if the fringes of the federation and Hadi Sa'i's sister allow them to take care of their silver star!