✦ IPTC President

President Message

Dear IPTC Family,

On behalf of myself and the entire IPTC team, I extend our warmest wishes for a happy and healthy 2024. I am deeply honored to assume the role of President of the International Professional Training Certification (IPTC). With your continued support, I am committed to expanding the reach of professional sports education on a global scale. I am incredibly grateful for the unwavering support provided by the IPTC Board of Directors and our dedicated team within the International Sports Federations departments. I am confident that through strong leadership, collaborative teamwork, and a well-defined strategy, we can significantly contribute to the advancement of sports development around the world. Our programs for the years 2024-2026 are particularly special and significant. We will be signing major contracts with prominent global federations, ministries of sports, governments, sponsors, television networks, and our business partners. We have relocated the IPTC headquarters to Dubai, UAE, to collaborate closely with the UAE government and our partners in this modern nation, aiming to bring the hosting of various global sports competitions to the UAE. We plan to strengthen our relationships with key sports federations and provide them with the essential services they require.

In 2025, we will host the 15th Football Skating World Cup and the 1st Junior Football Skating World Cup, World Parkour Championship WOC, and several other sports events in Dubai. By 2026, we will not only organize significant events in the UAE but also in other countries and continents under the direct supervision and management of IPTC. Supporting athletes worldwide remains a top priority in our agenda, and IPTC Charity will earnestly implement its charity initiatives in 2024-2025.

In 2023, I held various meetings focused on environmental sustainability with different countries. We will earnestly implement our educational programs in 2025.

I firmly believe that by working hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder, we can make our world a better place.

Sincerely,

Mehdi Salman Pour

IPTC Founder & President

ABOUT MEHDI SALMAN POUR,

IPTC FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

“Never Give Up- Never Step Back “

Dr. Mehdi Salman Pour ( Born June 04, 1983)

Mehdi Salman Pour, originally named Mehdi, chose the name Arash at the age of 14. He believed that a significant change in life should start with one’s name and identity, and he took this step to embody that transformation.

Mehdi has excelled in nearly all disciplines of inline skating, including aggressive inline skating, speed skating, inline hockey, figure skating, ice skating, slalom skating, skate football/roller football, marathon races, and more. He became a renowned skater in Iran, achieving champion status in these various disciplines. .

Mehdi Salman Pour was the youngest professional skater to become a coach at an exceptionally young age, earning a coaching certificate from the Ministry of Sports in Iran as the youngest certified coach. He introduced his teaching methodology under the title “HOW TO SKATE.” At the age of 16, he published his first book on inline skating. Mehdi has been featured in numerous interviews on national television channels, newspapers, magazines, and radio stations. He conducted skating training sessions on national television for beginner and intermediate skaters, sharing his expertise with a broad audience.

Mehdi, along with five of his students, twice skated the 1,000-kilometer route from Kish Island to Tehran to demonstrate to the world that nothing is impossible. Unfortunately, at that time, he was unaware of how to report this significant achievement to Guinness World Records or other major global organizations. Had he known, he might have been the first to set the record for a 1,000-kilometer skate journey, a feat that was remarkable for its time.

In pursuit of further knowledge, experience, and research, Mehdi, then known as Arash, left Kish Island for Dubai, UAE, at a young age. .

He represented Iran as the captain of the national aggressive inline skating team at the 2005 Asian Games in Thailand and the 2007 Asian Games in China, where he was selected among the Top 10 Best Skaters in both events. At the World Extreme Sports Championships in the Mega Ramp discipline held in France, Mehdi competed wearing the UAE’s national colors and secured the runner-up position, achieving global recognition.

Mehdi Salman Pour has served as the head coach for national teams of various countries, including the UAE and Turkey, showcasing his leadership and coaching prowess. To date, Mehdi has authored five books and plans to write an additional 32 volumes, continuing to share his extensive knowledge and experience.

Today, Mehdi Salman Pour, also known as Arash, holds numerous official positions and titles within international sports federations, confederations, and organizations worldwide. These include President of the World Federation, Vice President of Global Federations, Senior Advisor to World Federations, and more

MEHDI SALMAN POUR OFFICIAL POSITIONS

Founder and President of the International Professional Training Certification IPTC ↗

President of Asia Freerunning Parkour Federation AFPU ↗

President of the Federation International Football Skating FIFS ↗

President of Futins International Federation FIF ↗

Vice President of the Asian Extreme Sports Federation AXF ↗

CEO of the “Best Invest” company In UAE ↗

Deputy Secretary-General of the International Parkour Federation IPF ↗

Vice President of the International Parkour Federation IPF ↗

MEHDI SALMAN POUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Some of the Mehdi Salman Pour`s Achievements

✦ Elect as the Official Member & Representative to Asian Extreme Sports Federation and appointed and the President of Extreme Sports in UAE (4/Aug/2004)

✦ Participated in the 1st Asian Olympic Indoor Games BANGKOK 2005 (Top 10 Skaters-ASIA)

✦ Elect as a Distinguished Managing Director from London – IGP (2006)

✦ Participated in the 2nd Asian Olympic Indoor Games Macau 2007 (Top 10 Skaters- ASIA)

✦ Participated in the Asian Extreme Sports Championship AXC in South Korea 2008 as the UAE National Team Head Coach & Team Manage

✦ Elect as a Distinguished Managing Director from London – IGP (2009)

✦ Invited and participated in X-Games Shanghai KIA (2009)

✦ Designer of the 1st Skate City addition for the 5-stars Hotel Dariush in Kish Island (2009)

✦ Invited and Participated in IOXC Extreme Sports Championship Indonesia- Makassar 2009 as the UAE National Team Head Coach & Team Manager

✦ Runner-up in the Big Air Mega Ramp World Championship- France 2010, as the UAE athlete & the only Representative from Middle East

✦ Invited by Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi to Participate in Ferrari World as the Star Skater. and the head coach & team manager of the main Show group (2010)

✦ Appointed as the President of the Roller Sports Federation and the only representative of the World Skate in UAE. (Italy Rome 2010)

✦ Elect as the 1st Vice President of the Asian Roll Ball Federation (13/July/2010)

✦ Elect as the 1st Vice President of the International Roll Ball Federation (19/Sep/2010)

✦ Appointed as the 1st Roll Ball World Cup 2011 Coordinator in PUNE- India

✦ Participated in the 1st Roll Ball World Cup India 2011 as the UAE National Team Head Coach

✦ Participated in the 1st Roll Ball World Cup India 2011 as the UAE National Team Caption

✦ Appointed as the Judge in the 1st Roll Ball World Cup 2011 in last 3 most Important & Final Matches

✦ Participated in the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi for the 2nd time as the Star Skater, Head Coach & Team Manager of the main skating group (2011)

✦ Appointed as the Head Coordinator in the 3rd Asia Professional Rescuer Competition in Kuala Lumpur 2012 by Malaysia Gov.

✦ Appointed by Malaysia Ministry of Youth and Sports as the chairman of the 2nd Roll Ball World Cup Malaysia 2013 (22/Oct/2012)

✦ In February 2023, Mehdi Salman Pour successfully completed his higher education and was awarded a Doctorate in Sports Business Administration (DBA).

✦ Invited by Dubai Police and attended as the main Security Guard of the H.Highness Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum, the Princess of the DUBAI for the opening ceremony of the Dubai Latifa Hospital 2012

✦ Invited by Dubai Police and participated in the Highness UAE President Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sports Community for the skating show 2012

✦ Invited by HH. Sheikha Vafa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Dubai Princess and Participated in the TASHKIL Skateboard park & ART 2012 event as the International team leader

✦ Elect as the Vice President of the Asian Extreme Sports Federation AXF during the Extraordinary Congress 29/June/2013 – Kuala Lumpur

✦ Appointed as the Chairman of the International Extreme Sports Championship IXC Turkey 2015

✦ Appointed by OCA- Olympic Council of Asia as the International Technical Official (ITO) in the 4th Asian Olympic Beach Games 2014 Phuket – Thailand- Sep 2014

✦ Elected as the Vice President of the RollerSoccer International Federation Worldwide Development RSIFWD, Sep 2014

✦ Elected As the President of the RollerSoccer Asia Confederation (RSAC) – Oct 2014

✦ Attended as the Seminar Master Trainer in one of the biggest Certification Seminars in the world for Skate Coaching and Refereeing with 157 Local & International Participants organized by the IPTC, fully supported and sponsored by the Turkey Ministry of Youth & Sports in Adana- 2015

✦ Appointed as the Turkey Roll Ball National Team Head Instructor 2015

✦ Participated in the 3rd Roll Ball World Cup India 2015 as the Turkey National Team Head Coach, India 15th-21st December.

✦ Elected as the President of Futins International Federation FIF, headquarter office in Brazil,Jan 2016

✦ Appointed by the International Parkour Federation IPF and World Freerunning Parkour Federation WFPF as the President of the Asia Freerunning Parkour Union AFPU, Jan 2016

✦ In April 2017, and during the FIFS’ Extraordinary congress,Mr. Mehdi Salman Pour was elected as the President of the Federation International Football Skating FIFS.

✦ Mehdi Salman Pour was appointed as Director of the World Dodgeball Association’s National Federations Department WDA in 2019. and official guest, 2018

✦ Mr. Salman Pour was appointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Parkour Federation IPF, 2019

✦ Mehdi Salman Pour will be the President of the 15th Football Skating World Cup 2025 in Dubai, UAE.

✦ Mehdi Salman Pour will be the President of the 1st Junior Football Skating World Cup 2025 in Dubai, UAE

✦In 2024 Mehdi Salman Pour, President of the Federation International Football Skating (FIFS), was officially invited by SportAccord to attend the largest global sports conference and business summit in Birmingham, United Kingdom. During this prestigious event, Mehdi Salman Pour had a highly successful experience, meeting numerous colleagues, friends, presidents of international federations, and leaders in the sports industry. Several Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) were signed with him, further solidifying valuable partnerships and collaborations.