The meeting included Dr. Kouhpaye Zadeh, Dr. Nasiri (Vice President), Nizami (Acting Secretary), Gilani Nejad (Project and Planning Manager), Dr. Ofoghi (Education Manager), Dr. Soleimani and Dr. Amoodi (Research Deputies), Dr. Rajabi and Dr. Nasiri (faculty members), Dr. Hatami (Psychology professor), and Dr. Rezaei (University of Tehran professor). The purpose was to leverage artificial intelligence in developing sports for the disabled and persons with disabilities.
Dr. Kouhpaye Zadeh stated that knowledge and science are currently prominent in sports, evident in the increasing breaking of world records at competitions. Such successes boost athletes’ motivation. Since Iran has been recognized as a leading country in developing women’s Paralympic sports, it is essential to preserve and enhance this valuable achievement through knowledge and technology.
He added that digitizing athlete classification and recording their medical and sports information in electronic files is a crucial step for data preservation and analysis, which helps improve athletes’ readiness. Another pathway toward professionalization is utilizing artificial intelligence to develop mass sports, expanding this sports sector within the target community using this technology.
Dr. Kouhpaye Zadeh also noted that software and technology can create platforms where athletes can easily access the latest banned substance lists in doping, significantly aiding in monitoring athletes’ medication consumption.
He emphasized that in today’s world, the future of athletic championship depends on data and information recording, as analyzing this data can assist athletes’ training even between camps and reduce injury rates.
The professors from the University of Tehran welcomed collaboration with the federation, acknowledging that technology and innovation effectively increase athletes’ readiness and success rates, and expressed their readiness to support and cooperate with the federation.
At the meeting’s conclusion, based on Dr. Amoodi’s proposal, it was decided to hold another session and plan cooperation in three areas: psychological sciences, information and data sciences, and physics and sensors sciences, to initiate collaboration between the federation and University of Tehran professors.
