Iranian American Sport & Culture Association
| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Sports & Cultural Non-Profit |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles |
| Location | |
Official language | English & Persian |
Founder(s) | Farhad Khorasani , Marco Khorasani |
| Website | IASA.org |
The Iranian American Sport & Culture Association (IASA) is a non-profit sports organization initially formed as the Iranian American Wrestling Association in Los Angeles in 2013.
Mission[edit]
IASA formed in 2013 in response to International Olympic Committee's proposal to drop wrestling from the games from 2020.[1]
IASA was founded to bring together Iranians and Americans through sport, promote friendship, to build mutual understanding, and to engage in US-Iranian sport exchanges events. IASA seeks to develop the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty and respect for authority, and using sport as a tool to promote positive social change in the lives of young people and to prevent youth substance abuse and violence. IASA strives to preserve, expand and advance interests of Iranian-American sports including: wrestling, Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals, backgammon, polo, etc.
IASA aims to supervise, sponsor and assist a disciplined and competitive sports academy and program of wrestling, pahalvani, and zoorkhaneh.[2][3]
Activities[edit]
IASA, guided by Sports Diplomacy, has been part of the following Iran-USA sports diplomacy, events and socials serving as a facilitator in US-Iranian sports exchanges, cooperating with USA Wrestling, Iran Wrestling, California Wrestling, USA Volleyball, Iran Volleyball and local and international athletic and media delegations[4][5] providing transportation,[6] interpretation, accommodation, distribution and sales of tickets in the Los Angeles area in cooperation with World Cup/championships committees[7] and publicity and news coverage in cooperation with other media outlets,[8][9] for both Team USA and Iran's actions:
- 2013 USA Wrestling "UNITED 4 WRESTLING" To Save Olympic Wrestling, Los Angeles, CA[10]
- 2014 FILA Wrestling World Cup, Los Angeles, CA.[11]
- 2014 USA Volleybal Tournament, Los Angeles, CA.[12]
- 2015 UWW Wrestling World Cup, Los Angeles, CA.[13]
- 2015 Volleyball World League, Los Angeles, CA.[14]
- 2015 UWW World Wrestling Championships, Las Vegas, NV.[15]
- 2016 UWW Wrestling World Cup, Los Angeles, CA.[16][17][18][19][20]
- 2017 Archery World Cup, Las Vegas, NV.[21][22]
- 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, Anaheim, CA.[23][24][25][26]
References[edit]
- ↑ "IASA History, Mission & Vision". iasa. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ "IASA Interview on sports diplomacy". www.parstimes.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "ندیس-یادبود-جهان-پهلوان-تختی-در-موزه-ورزش-آمریکا-نصب-شد". Nasim Persian News Agency.
- ↑ Royal Time TV (2015-09-09), Live coverage - Freestyle wrestling Teams Arrival Ceremony at Los Angeles IASA, retrieved 2019-03-08 – via YouTube
- ↑ "نگاهی-به-دیپلماسی-ورزشی-ایران-و-آمریکا-عکس". Mashregh Farsi News.
- ↑ Royal Time TV (2015-09-06), Live coverage - Greco-Roman Wrestling Teams Arrival Ceremony at LAX with IASA, retrieved 2019-03-08 – via YouTube
- ↑ Royal Time TV (2016-05-30), Wrestling World Cup 2016 exclusive with IASA, retrieved 2019-03-08 – via YouTube
- ↑ Royal Time TV (2016-06-11), Wrestling World Cup 2016 Opening with IASA, retrieved 2019-03-08 – via YouTube
- ↑ IAWA (2016-05-31), Omid Iran TV 2016 Wrestling World Cup exclusive with IASA, retrieved 2019-03-08 – via YouTube
- ↑ "2013 UNITED FOR WRESTLING, CA". iasa. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "2014 WORLD CUP FREESTYLE WRESTLING, CA". iasa. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "IASA & US State Dept Staff welcoming Iran Volleyball Team at LAX". Aparat Volleyball.
- ↑ "2015 WORLD CUP FREESTYLE WRESTLING, CA". iasa. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "IASA welcoming Iran Volleyball Team at LAX". Aparat Volleyball.
- ↑ "2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING, NV". iasa. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "IASA welcomes Iran Wrestling Team at LAX". TV Plus Sports. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ↑ "IASA welcomes USA Wrestling Team at LAX". TV Plus Sports.
- ↑ "IASA welcoming Iran Wrestling Team at LAX". Farzad Hassani Aparat.
- ↑ "2016 UWW world cup behind the scenes with IASA". TV Plus Sports.
- ↑ "IASA World Cup Championship Ceremony". TV Plus Sports.
- ↑ "Iran Junior Archery Team taking medals home". FandA Media.
- ↑ "IASA with Archery team at LAX". FandA Media – via YouTube.
- ↑ "IASA welcoming Iran Weightlifting Team at LAX". Farzad Hassani Aparat.
- ↑ "Iran Weightlifting Team taking medals home". Farzad Hassani Aparat.
- ↑ "IASA in the Arena at 2017 World Weightlifting Championships". Farzad Hassani Aparat.
- ↑ "Lunch with Iran Weightlifting Team". Farzad Hassani Aparat.
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