The javelin throw in the Paralympics featured a political twist after the winner Sadegh Beit Sayah unfurled the ISIS flag rather than the Iranian national flag. His action resulted in the ...
Salehi was part of Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team, who won the Paralympics gold for the eighth time. Iran finished in 14th place, winning eight gold medals, 10 silvers and seven bronzes. The ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the new sanction imposed by France, the UK and Germany on Iran Air under the pretext that Tehran has been involved in ...
Iranian Paralympic athlete Sadegh Beit Sayah has been stripped of his gold medal over a banned flag. Beit Sayah won the F41 javelin final on Saturday after he set a new Paralympic record with a ...
Iran launched an appeal to have the disqualification ... at being disqualified and stated he had brought out a similar flag during the Tokyo Games when he won the silver medal.