Leader of the Islamic
Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised all members of
Iranian sports teams taking part at the 2016 edition of the Summer
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“I welcome and extend
my gratitude to the recently-arrived Olympics delegation, to the
champions who delighted the nation with their medals, to the athletes
who were deprived of their right due to unfair refereeing, to the
sportspeople whose failure does not reduce the value of their effort and
endeavor, to the sportswomen who flaunted the honorable medal of the
Iranian woman's attire, to the brave lady who shone in the lead of the
delegation in complete hijab, and to the country’s coaches and sports
veterans,” the Leader wrote in a message released on Tuesday. Flag
bearer Zahra Ne’mati of Iran leads the Islamic Republic’s contingent
into the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the
opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Reuters) The
Iranian delegation landed in the 25th slot of the medal count table at
the end of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Iranian athletes took home a
total of 8 medals (three gold, one silver and four bronze).
Iran’s
weightlifter Kianoush Rostami ended his campaign in the men’s
85-kilogram weight category tied on an aggregate of 396 kilograms, and
was awarded the gold medal. The 25-year-old Iranian sportsman also
improved his world record by one kilogram. Iran's
Kianoush Rostami competes during the men's weightlifting 85-kilogram
event during the Rio 2016 Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on
August 12, 2016. (Reuters)Sohrab Moradi,
another Iranian weightlifter, also impressed the crowd in the men's
94-kilogram contests, and raised a combined total of 403 kilograms
overhead to top the podium.
Hassan Yazdani triumphed over Russian
contestant Aniuar Geduev in the final bout of men's 74-kilogram
freestyle wrestling competitions, and collected another gold medal for
Iran.
Komeil Ne’mat Ghasemi lost to Turkey’s Taha Akgul 4-3 in the
final meet of men's 125-kilogram freestyle wrestling competitions, and
earned a silver medal.
Taekwondo practitioner Kimia Alizadeh
Zenoorin was named the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal,
taking the bronze in the minus 57-kilogram weight class by defeating
Swedish athlete Nikita Glasnović. Iran's
taekwondo practitioner Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin jubilates after winning a
bronze medal in women’s minus 57-kilogram weight category during the
2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 18, 2016.
(Reuters)Hassan Rahimi claimed a bronze medal in the men’s 57-kilogram category of freestyle wrestling.
Greco-Roman
wrestler Saeed Abdevali prevailed over Hungarian counterpart Peter
Bacsi 3-1 and won a bronze medal in the 75-kilogram weight class.
Ghasem
Rezaei also defeated Sweden's Carl Fredrik Stefan Schoen in the bronze
medal contest of men’s 98-kilogram weight category.
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