FIFA Opens Medical Center in Tehran (+Photos)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – FIFA (the Fédération Internationale de Football Association) has inaugurated the FIFA Medical Center of Excellence Iran within the IFMARC (Iran Football Medical Assessment and Research Center) in Tehran.
By signing contracts with internationally renowned medical professionals from Iran, the FIFA Medical Center of Excellence is capable of providing the highest level of services for male and female players, match officials and coaches, FIFA.com reported on Monday.
It is hoped the center will create medical and health data banks for all amateur, semi-professional and professional players, helping with research, injury prevention programs and standardization of football medicine in close cooperation with IFMARC.
IFMARC is part of the Iran Football Association which will provide the country’s elite athletes with the highest standards of medical care.
It is the first center of its kind in central Asia and has been designed to provide excellence in sports medicine, rehabilitation and fitness assessment. Those using IFMARC will also be educated about injury prevention.
Dr. Dato’ Gurcharan Singh, Member of FIFA Medical Committee and Chairman of AFC Medical Committee, presented the inauguration certificate to the President of IFF, Ali Kafashian, and Dr. Zohreh Haratian, Head of the IFMARC.
The IFMARC Center is multifunctional and includes a performance section, a gym, recovery and regeneration area, a rehabilitation suite, treatment rooms and a hydrotherapy center. It is located within easy reach of four football pitches, one artificial pitch, a Futsal arena, a beach soccer pitch and several hotels.
Close by is the Azadi Olympic Complex which houses various facilities, as well as many federations such as basketball, cycling, volleyball and wrestling. It is hoped that the center will provide specific services to all other sports in the country.
