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45 Archfoes Iran, US wrestling chiefs to fight Olympic removal
1391 دنفسا4 جمعه- 1227 شماره/ سال متسیب Times of India Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), president Isidoros Kouvelos common goal, given that the two
Feb 21, 2013 said "we are showing the IOC that also called on the IOC to countries' governments are locked in
we are united and will force them respect the historical roots a tense showdown over an array of
TEHRAN: The United States to bring back the wrestling to the of the Olympics and not issues.
and Iran may be arch foes on the Olympics. remove wrestling. The United States, along with much
diplomatic front, but bosses from two "I am very happy that Khatib and Wrestling-mad Iran was of the West and Israel, suspects that
of wrestling's power-houses have Bender had very friendly meeting. one of the first nations to Iran's civil nuclear programme is a
allied to fight a decision to drop the This shows that we have a common criticise the move to scrap cover for developing a bomb.
sport from the 2020 Olympic Games. language and that is wrestling." the sport, dubbing it a "big Tehran strongly denies that, but has
Rich Bender, executive director of Last week, the IOC's executive board blow" to the country's sport been slapped with a host of sanctions
USA Wrestling, is in Tehran, which voted to drop wrestling as one of the which has been medal aimed at pushing it to stop enriching
is hosting the World Cup men's core sports of the games. That means winner for the country. uranium which, in highly pure form,
freestyle tournament on Thursday it now joins seven others -- baseball/ Wrestling has an ancient can be used as the core of a bomb.
and Friday. softball, karate, squash, roller sports, history in Iran, dating a Washington is also at loggerheads
"We need the backing of Iran and sport climbing, wakeboarding and time when Persian kings would battle over its support for the embattled
Russia... to preserve the wrestling, wushu -- vying to be selected as an their opponents in epic matches. The regime of Syrian President Bashar
and this goes beyond politics... Iran "additional sport." sport attracts millions of followers al-Assad and for Hezbollah, the
is one of the powers in wrestling and The board will meet in May to across the country, and unofficial powerful Lebanese Shiite movement
can defend the game's credibility," consider presentations by their figures say tens of thousands actually that is an archfoe of close US ally
he was quoted by the ISNA news supporters and choose one to go to the mats. Syria.
agency as saying. recommend to the full committee for However, wrestling is forbidden for
Speaking at a ceremony hosted by a decision in September. women in Islamic Iran.
the Iranian Wrestling Federation, But the full committee is seen as Washington broke off relations
he said he hoped that, with the unlikely to vote against the executive with Iran in 1980 in the aftermath
"comprehensive unity" among the board, raising the prospect that one of of the storming of the US embassy
wrestling power-houses, the IOC the few sports that survived from the in Tehran that led to 52 American
will change its decision. original Olympics in ancient Greece diplomats being taken hostage by
The head of the Iranian Wrestling into the modern era will disappear. Islamist students.
Federation, Hojatollah Khatib, said The sport first appeared in 708 BC Since then, the US has been vilified
he hopes that "this unprecedented and has only ever been left out of the by the Islamic republic as the "Great
unity" can change the International Olympic programme once before in Satan."
Olympic Committee's decision. 1900. It is particularly significant that
Hegedus Csaba, a member of FILA has vowed to fight the decision, public figures from the United States
the International Federation of and International Olympic Academy and Iran have come together with a
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1391 دنفسا4 جمعه- 1227 شماره/ سال متسیب Times of India Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), president Isidoros Kouvelos common goal, given that the two
Feb 21, 2013 said "we are showing the IOC that also called on the IOC to countries' governments are locked in
we are united and will force them respect the historical roots a tense showdown over an array of
TEHRAN: The United States to bring back the wrestling to the of the Olympics and not issues.
and Iran may be arch foes on the Olympics. remove wrestling. The United States, along with much
diplomatic front, but bosses from two "I am very happy that Khatib and Wrestling-mad Iran was of the West and Israel, suspects that
of wrestling's power-houses have Bender had very friendly meeting. one of the first nations to Iran's civil nuclear programme is a
allied to fight a decision to drop the This shows that we have a common criticise the move to scrap cover for developing a bomb.
sport from the 2020 Olympic Games. language and that is wrestling." the sport, dubbing it a "big Tehran strongly denies that, but has
Rich Bender, executive director of Last week, the IOC's executive board blow" to the country's sport been slapped with a host of sanctions
USA Wrestling, is in Tehran, which voted to drop wrestling as one of the which has been medal aimed at pushing it to stop enriching
is hosting the World Cup men's core sports of the games. That means winner for the country. uranium which, in highly pure form,
freestyle tournament on Thursday it now joins seven others -- baseball/ Wrestling has an ancient can be used as the core of a bomb.
and Friday. softball, karate, squash, roller sports, history in Iran, dating a Washington is also at loggerheads
"We need the backing of Iran and sport climbing, wakeboarding and time when Persian kings would battle over its support for the embattled
Russia... to preserve the wrestling, wushu -- vying to be selected as an their opponents in epic matches. The regime of Syrian President Bashar
and this goes beyond politics... Iran "additional sport." sport attracts millions of followers al-Assad and for Hezbollah, the
is one of the powers in wrestling and The board will meet in May to across the country, and unofficial powerful Lebanese Shiite movement
can defend the game's credibility," consider presentations by their figures say tens of thousands actually that is an archfoe of close US ally
he was quoted by the ISNA news supporters and choose one to go to the mats. Syria.
agency as saying. recommend to the full committee for However, wrestling is forbidden for
Speaking at a ceremony hosted by a decision in September. women in Islamic Iran.
the Iranian Wrestling Federation, But the full committee is seen as Washington broke off relations
he said he hoped that, with the unlikely to vote against the executive with Iran in 1980 in the aftermath
"comprehensive unity" among the board, raising the prospect that one of of the storming of the US embassy
wrestling power-houses, the IOC the few sports that survived from the in Tehran that led to 52 American
will change its decision. original Olympics in ancient Greece diplomats being taken hostage by
The head of the Iranian Wrestling into the modern era will disappear. Islamist students.
Federation, Hojatollah Khatib, said The sport first appeared in 708 BC Since then, the US has been vilified
he hopes that "this unprecedented and has only ever been left out of the by the Islamic republic as the "Great
unity" can change the International Olympic programme once before in Satan."
Olympic Committee's decision. 1900. It is particularly significant that
Hegedus Csaba, a member of FILA has vowed to fight the decision, public figures from the United States
the International Federation of and International Olympic Academy and Iran have come together with a
In touch with Iranian diversity
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١
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