BBC- The head of Iran's wrestling federation has resigned after criticising authorities for letting players be punished because of the country's ban on athletes competing against Israel. Rasoul Khadem, an Olympic gold medallist, was re-elected as the Iranian Wrestling Federation head only two months ago. Other council members have also reportedly ...

AFP- Iran's wrestling federation has said it will protest a decision to ban one of its athletes and the national coach for deliberately throwing a match to avoid fighting an Israeli opponent. Alireza Karimi Mashiani threw a match against his Russian opponent in the under-23 world championships in Poland in November to avoid fighting Israel's Uri ...

Tasnim - Young Iranian wrestler Alireza Karimi was banned for six months by the United World Wrestling for his intentional defeat in U23 World Senior Wrestling Championship for avoiding facing an Israeli opponent. Karimi, 23, had intentionally lost a match to Russian rival Alikhan Zhabrayilov to avoid facing an an Israeli opponent in the next round ...

Iran Front Page- IFP Has Taken A Look At The Front Pages Of Iranian Newspapers On Monday, December 11, And Picked Headlines From 15 Of Them. IFP Has Simply Translated The Headlines And Does Not Vouch For Their Accuracy. Almost all Iranian newspapers today covered the remarks made by the Leader of Irans Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei ...

MNA Irans national wrestling hero, Alireza Karimi, met with Iranian Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Sunday morning. Alireza Karimi, who retained the nations dignity by refusing to compete with Zionist contenders at Under-23 Wrestling World Championships in Poland, met and talked with Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. At ...

Tasnim Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei commended the Iranian national weightlifting team for winning the world title, and lauded Alireza Karimi, a young wrestler, for becoming the symbol of dignity for his performance in world championships. In a message released on Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei warmly praised the ...

The Times- An Iranian wrestler is being lionised by the government for deliberately losing a match at a junior world championships so he would not have to fight an Israeli in the next round. Alireza Karimi, 23, was well ahead in his quarter-final bout in the under-23 World Championships against a Russian, Alikhan Zhabrailov. Then news came ...