During the 2010 World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Poland in an unprecedented move, an Iranian athlete took his place on the medal podium beside an Israeli athlete. The Iranian News stated:
"This is the first time since the 1979 Revolution in Iran that an Iranian athlete has appeared beside an Israeli athlete in an official championship."
Read the full article with source links on Elder of Zion blog.
While the attitude is not unusual for Iran, it is important to note that similar punishments would be dealt out in most Muslim countries. You can also read Elder's follow up on what the Iranian government did to their own people.
Persian BBC writes that the coach, the weightlifter and the head of the weight lifting delegation are temporarily banned, but EoZ quotes an Iranian source saying that the
punishment is a Lifetime Ban for the athlete
and the head of weightlifting--for standing next to an Israeli ! Watch the clip to witness this criminal act.
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