Tehran (IP) - Deputy minister of sports and youth emphasised that Iran is able to produce all the different sporting gear and equipment that it needs, making imports totally unnecessary.

Iran PressIran news: Mohammad Reza Davarzani made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of 18th international sport, sporting goods and equipment exhibition in Tehran on Tuesday 9th July.

The 18th international exhibition of sports, sporting goods and equipment kicked off on Tuesday 9 July 2019, at the Tehran International exhibition centre, attended by Iranian sporting equipment manufacturers, and various companies from Italy, China, India, Russia, The Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey and Germany.   

In an exclusive interview with Iran Press on Tuesday, Mohammad Reza Davarzani deputy minister of sports and youth said: "Following the special attention given to Iranian-made products by the Leader of the Islamic revolution, we have urged all our sports clubs, sports federations, etc to use only Iranian-manufactured sporting goods, equipment and brands.

Davarzani added: "After a series of meetings with the president and his staff, and it was decided to incorporate nanotechnology as much as possible in sports equipment and gear. Iranian-produced sporting equipment is of high quality and meets international standards."

The deputy minister of sports and youth added: "We can certainly produce all the sporting gear and equipment that we need at home, even highly-specialised sporting equipment we can produce here in Iran. Iranian manufacturers can also obtain licenses for manufacturing sporting goods from International Sporting Federations, by following a step-by-step process. This is happening today."

Davarzani added: "The day will come when Iranian sports equipment manufacturers will export their top-of-the-range high-quality sports products abroad, and there is absolutely no need for us to import any sporting equipment because we can make just as high a quality product at home."

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