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Iran bans weightlifter for life after he shakes Israeli’s hand on podium

www.aljazeera.com Iran bans weightlifter for life after he shakes Israeli’s hand on podium

Committee for veteran weightlifters also dissolved after the two athletes take photo at championships in Poland.

Iran has banned a weightlifter from sports for life and dissolved a sports committee after the athlete greeted an Israeli counterpart on a podium.

Mostafa Rajaei, a veteran weightlifter, finished second in his category in the 2023 World Master Weightlifting Championships in Poland and stood on a podium with an Iranian flag wrapped around him on Saturday.

On anther step of the podium stood Maksim Svirsky from Israel, who finished third.

The two athletes shook hands and took a picture together, which led to the Iran Weightlifting Federation banning Rajaei from all sports for life due to what it called an “unforgivable” transgression.

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You’ve gotta be pretty insecure to have a complete breakdown over a minor issue. Really makes Irans government appear weak.
Didn't a Ukrainian women get disqualified from Fencing recently for understandably not shaking hands with a Russian opponent? What are the rules, would this bloke have been disqualifed if he hadn't shook the others hand?
A reminder that we dont know if this is true or not. And if its true what really happened. Most western news on iran are like those on north korea greatly exagerated or completly made up.
Meanwhile, Iran actually has a seat in parliament that is reserved for a Jewish representative.
They are opposed to even the most basic form of civility. Yeah, we already knew that, this just makes it clear to the doubters.
Djeezus... Sports should be above politics. Shitty stuff.
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"Unforgivable". These idiots...
Usually take Iran's side on stuff, but this is kinda pointlessly petty tbh
Handshake scene from the Interview
This sounds fake to me. I know the media always lies to make the state department happy so I shouldn't be surprised. I am just no used to them putting out propaganda in this direction
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long live Palestine

Death to America
mfw
We refuse to normalize Zionist settlers.
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