Municipalities' role in hosting sports events evident in Hangzhou Asian Games: Iranian official

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Municipalities' role in hosting sports events evident in Hangzhou Asian Games: Iranian official

STORY: Municipalities' role in hosting sports events evident in Hangzhou Asian Games: Iranian official SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the honoring ceremony STORYLINE: A senior Iranian sports official was impressed by the fact that municipalities shoulder the responsibility to host large scale sports competition in China. Secretary-General of Iran's National Olympic Committee (NOC) Seyed Manaf Hashemi said on Monday that the Hangzhou Asian Games very well demonstrated the role of municipalities and the urban management sector in hosting sports events. Hashemi said an interesting fact that attracted his attention during the Hangzhou Asian Games was that municipalities and mayors were the real hosts of the competitions as they shouldered the main responsibilities and made considerable efforts to hold the event. Hashemi made the remarks at a ceremony here to honor the Iranian medalists of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

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