OneTimeOnly Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Iran forfeits to Israel rather than compete IRANIAN youngster Mohammad Soleimani withdrew from his gold medal taekwondo fight at the Youth Olympic Games after he was scheduled to face an Israeli opponent in the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 What a wonderful message to the Youth of the World! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huaiwei Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 How nice it would be if this is translated into real life. A nation decides not to fight a war when a contest is about to begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 They (and North Korea) should really be ostracized from the family of nations...and all that is civil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 The IOC suspends NOCs (like Kuwait) for governmental interference. Isn't this a form of governmental interference and hence grounds for the Iranian NOCs suspension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 The IOC suspends NOCs (like Kuwait) for governmental interference. Isn't this a form of governmental interference and hence grounds for the Iranian NOCs suspension? Depends whether it was the athlete's individual decision or whether he was pressured into taking it I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCD 2012 Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 I thinking if they'd would be doing that as I watched the Israeli won his match. When I saw the Israelis led without the Iranians, I knew they had pulled it off ! The commentary on the telly did say he pulled out because of injury but I have my doubts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 The commentary on the telly did say he pulled out because of injury but I have my doubts. Very conveniently timed. I'm surprised they didn't pull the old "...my grandmother choked on her chador...so I have to hurry back to Tehran" excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 How nice it would be if this is translated into real life. A nation decides not to fight a war when a contest is about to begin! That might be a lot nicer if it wasn't from a nation who's leader said the other nation should be wiped off the map. If this isn't about an injury, then it is about hatred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 That might be a lot nicer if it wasn't from a nation who's leader said the other nation should be wiped off the map. If this isn't about an injury, then it is about hatred. I think it is more about embarrassment. If the Iranian lost to an Israeli it won't play well in Iran with regards to propoganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4seasonscentre Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 ^ The whole F#%%ing point of the Olympics is peaceful competition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) And the Soviet Union, China, East Germany, Cuba, the USA and others haven't used the Olympic Games as a propaganda tool. Edited August 18, 2010 by Faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Well, i've seen worse things already *stares at URSS/USA boycotts* so i dont really care about it..but seriously, if they hate Israel so much, i dont think pulling out of a contest is going to give them a good image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 what's worst he'll be rewarded back in iran for this act and be treated as a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOC Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 The athlete was injured The media made this story up The Irianian Sports Administrators are actually very nice people - I know them personally DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE MEDIA TELLS YOU 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 The Irianian Sports Administrators are actually very nice people - Adolf was nice to Eva... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 The athlete was injured The media made this story up The Irianian Sports Administrators are actually very nice people - I know them personally DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE MEDIA TELLS YOU Its the paterned. Iranians are always either injured or overweight when they have to fight an Israeli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florida321 Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Looks like someone's been eating a big bowl of propaganda stew. & stop comparing Iran to Hitler's Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcorpsboy Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 The athlete was injured The media made this story up The Irianian Sports Administrators are actually very nice people - I know them personally DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE MEDIA TELLS YOU That may have been true...and the athlete may have missed the medal ceremony because he was at the hospital. The IOC seem to accept that excuse without question (fair enough). But this is a pattern with the Iranian team. In 2004, an Iranian wrestler (who was a strong medal contender) withdrew from his opening round match with an Israeli citing injury...In 2008, an Iranian swimmer scratched from his preliminary heat which included an Israeli swimmer citing illness...and now this... When you have a government who openly ostracizes Israel (and other countries) like a 13-year-old girl in a bitch fight, and the Iranian Olympic Team makes moves like this, I think it's fair for others to speculate...jus sayin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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