Unhappy Iran wrestler admits he was told to lose match to avoid facing Israeli

[Fafnir]

bringing bigotry and politics in sports is unfortunate

So you would have been quite happy to allow apartheid south africa to continue to compete in the olympics from the 60s-80s would you?
The simple fact of the matter is that international sport has been politicized dating back to at least the 1936 berlin olympics and was heavily politicized all throughout the cold war with various boycotts,protests and other incidents.

 

[El Sidd]

Sportsman spirit will never be the same again.

They can trade oil with them but not play sports.

Funny world.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Lol nothing surprises me in the middle east anymore.

 

[Muhammed45]

I strongly believe that religious and national hatred should be out of sports. It was cringe-worthy to see an Arab player I think Egyptian refusing to shake with Israeli player after loosing a martial arts match during Brazil Olympics event.

The Egyptian player made wrong assumption, his presence in the match proved that he has recognized that Israeli as a representative of a ntion. The fact, Israel doesn't even exist in the first place let alone being a nation.

Sportsman spirit will never be the same again.

They can trade oil with them but not play sports.

Funny world.

Proves you are aged person but not updated

You are speaking about Shah's era

 

[t_for_talli]

There is an intense media outrage against this hero, i hope, government will support him financially because he has lost many things to keep his religious oath/spirit.

My salutes to this hero, he made us feel proud.

So if the issue was "No Sport with Murdrers"

Then he should have played / won with Russia, and left the next match stating his reason,
Leaving a sport with a reason you stood for and losing intentionally is another thing,
He spent his life training for this, being asked to lose is the worst thing for him

 

[Muhammed45]

So if the issue was "No Sport with Murdrers"

Then he should have played / won with Russia, and left the next match stating his reason,
Leaving a sport with a reason you stood for and losing intentionally is another thing,
He spent his life training for this, being asked to lose is the worst thing for him

Here is the complete story of this hero :
https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/803519/هزینه-مسابقه-ندادن-با-ورزشکار-رژیم-صهیونیستی-چقدر-است
If you can read Persian, in his Instagram, he has also given a massage, saying that he has done it with his own will. I guess times of IsraHell will write an article, how he was forced to give that massage in Instagram

 

[Irfan Baloch]

The Egyptian player made wrong assumption, his presence in the match proved that he has recognized that Israeli as a representative of a ntion. The fact, Israel doesn't even exist in the first place let alone being a nation.


Proves you are aged person but not updated

You are speaking about Shah's era

respected sir,
unfortunately for Palestinians the county called Israel exists , whether you and I like it or not.
even without western help or without Oil it is strong and doing much better than many of its neighbors. granted its creation and its expansion was forced upon the people that lived there before but if your suggestion is to use the same atrocities and brutality on Israeli people that Palestinians suffered then it is as wrong as what Israel state did to Palestinians.
if you refuse to talk to them, refuse to recognize their existence and refuse to make non-political contacts with them then there is no possibility of solution.
I still think that people to people contacts very important otherwise you play in the hands of hateful narrative and give strength to Zionists that all Israeli neighbors are barbarians and only seek to kill the Israelis

So you would have been quite happy to allow apartheid south africa to continue to compete in the olympics from the 60s-80s would you?
The simple fact of the matter is that international sport has been politicized dating back to at least the 1936 berlin olympics and was heavily politicized all throughout the cold war with various boycotts,protests and other incidents.

yes I would have done the same
what does sport have to do with political discourse and conflicts?
our biggest grudge is with Indians yet we have continued that except few times their government forced on their teams not to visit or invite Pakistan but internationally it was not the case where we would have refused them.

back to story what is done is done
I take is.. even if politics and religion has to be shoved down the throat of the sports then play that country in the name of your country and your cause. playing with Israel wont discredit your stance business and politics is a different matter.

so you guys done ISIS done South Africa as well.. if there is any other example you are going to throw at me then please go ahead. my answer is same

 

[Ray-of-Hope]

Such behaviour in sports is embarrassing, and not fair on the youth that are striving for chances like these. If anything, they should encourage the youth to play against their 'enemies' to show the world they're better in terms of sports.

Having said that, I do admire the courage of Iranian government that is not willing to bow down to any superpower or fear any sanction worldwide. Iran is an independent country in truest sense.

 

[AmirPatriot]

I think we need to end this sort of thing, we don't have to go to such lengths to prove we don't recognise Israel. The only sports restriction I think we should have is that our sportsmen should not attend competitions or matches held in Israel and vice versa. Otherwise, it is poor form to refuse to play against Israelis even if they are representing Israel.

And besides, we would beat them in the important sports (wrestling and weightlifting) anyway.

 

[raptor22]

rhetorical question. all ISIS members are active terrorists and killers. and they wont even indulge in sports.

same doesn't apply to citizens of Israel. one can condemn and criticize the acts of the state but refusing to meet in arts and cultural and social gatherings or play sports is not helpful.


wa-llah ul Ilm. if it was his free will and personal decision even then it would have been better if he has competed with the Israeli player and won in the name of Palestinian cause,

I strongly believe that religious and national hatred should be out of sports. It was cringe-worthy to see an Arab player I think Egyptian refusing to shake with Israeli player after loosing a martial arts match during Brazil Olympics event.


I mean they could have dedicated the win in the name of their Palestinian cause or they could have even sold the defeat in the same token promising their resolve to keep trying until victory and all.

I am big advocate of people to people direct contact, via sports, culture, arts , food festivals and aid during natural calamities. this pure hatred among nations dehumanizes those we are told are our enemies.
recall the tennis pairing of Pakistani and Israeli player in America few years back which caused a big issue among the hatemongers and Musharraf despite being bold and brave couldn't meet and great i the Israeli leaders in some international event during his rule.

israel was made out of terrorist groups like Hagana and Irgun which carried out terrorists attacks like King David hotel created in Palestinian lands made millions of Palestinians displaced and take refugee in other countries. Be sure if isis had a chance and it wasn't for courage and dignity of Iraqi and Syrian people now they had been a state which would have been recognized by some states.

 

[Fafnir]

Here is the complete story of this hero :
https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/803519/هزینه-مسابقه-ندادن-با-ورزشکار-رژیم-صهیونیستی-چقدر-است
If you can read Persian, in his Instagram, he has also given a massage, saying that he has done it with his own will. I guess times of IsraHell will write an article, how he was forced to give that massage in Instagram

One word:

 

[yavar]

Iran IRIB 2 program "Bedone Tarof" Alireza Karimi refusing to wrestle with Israeli wrestler

 

[Sugarcane]

It would have been much better to win against Israel and dedicate the victory to Palestine or refusing to play the game on grounds that you don't recognize Israel if you wanted to make point.

 

[zartosht]

The US boycotted an entire Olympics in the USSR for political reasons. an Olympic athletes trains their entire life for a very small shot at Olympic glory.

most Olympic athletes have a very small window in their primes where they can actually medal. so imagine what a devastating blow that is to all their athletes when the government took a decision like that. yet they received virtually nothing but praise by their "free media"

yet that same "free media" constanly criticises iran for upholding a policy of not competing against an artificial state that it doesn't recognize. Which means every few years an odd Iranian athlete has to skip a match. I don't have a problem with this.

if the US can see it in their national interest to boycott an entire Olympics. iran should have the right to boycott Zionist athletes.

 

[Deliorman]

You should not refuse to meet an opponent on the field (no matter if you like it or not Israel exists and is a prosperous country). Just go there and crush him. Competing against an athlete from a rival country should only give you an extra motivation to compete with 110% of your heart in the battle.