Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2021: The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran held a one-day Olympic Solidarity Commission webinar for coaches on Wednesday, May 19.
The webinar was entitled "Coaching Philosophy, a Basis for Athletes’ Empowerment" and was conducted by Dr. Mohammad Khabiri, a professor at New York University.
The Iran NOC said in a statement that webinars would be held every month under the Olympic Solidarity Commission programme to benefit athletes, coaches and sports administrators, and that prominent professors of sports sciences would be invited to conduct these webinars.
One of the main aims of the Olympic Solidarity Commission is to provide assistance to all National Olympic Committees for athlete development programmes. This assistance is achieved through multi-faceted programmes including training of coaches and sports administrators.