Samimi: I Wanted to Quit Sports / God Gave Me a Wake-Up Call to Keep Me on Track

Sadegh Samimi said: I wanted to give up sports, but God gave me a wake-up call so that I would not lose my way.

Sadegh Samimi said: I wanted to give up sports, but God turned me around so that I wouldn't lose my way.

According to Ambassador Arjan, Sadegh Samimi, the bronze medalist in Nagoya Asian Games discus throw, said: I was in military service two years ago, but the federation trusted me and I entered the camp. The conditions were such that I was tired of sports, but after attending the camp, the conditions changed. After the end of my military service, I wanted to give up sports, but it was as if God turned my back on me so that I wouldn't lose my way.

The national track and field athlete continued: At first, I entered the camp by force, but after a year, I continued to try even though I still had a negative mentality. I had a hip injury six months ago, but they helped me to come back.

Sadegh Samimi stated: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province has won many medals in athletics and I am currently with the elders of the province. Our province has great power in discus throwing. When I entered this field, I became very interested in it and was ready to walk miles for it.

He said: I suffered a lot in these few years, but in these two years I realized that someone is paying attention to us. Now that we are here, we are indebted to Ehsan Haddadi and the staff of the Athletics Federation. In the end, I request the authorities to pay special attention to athletics. If it pays attention, athletics can win medals in the next Olympics.