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well done to these heros :)

well done to these heros :)

I am proud of Iranian team

Iran is now number 12 among countries participated in the 2012 Olympic and that is impressive.DK - One day soon we will put the lion on the Iranian flag

TA KOOR SHAVAD HAR AN KE

TA KOOR SHAVAD HAR AN KE NATVANAD DID.

I just hope we all celebrate and share such happy events. Look positive, think positive, do positive. Negative only produces negative.

"kisses"

Ghormeh Sabzi: Thanks for the post, again. Ba ejazeh responding a little note to Ari, here.

Ari: You're welcome... Isn't  that article  hysterical?? (pasting again below)  For those who haven't seen it - USA TODAY contrasting Salimi with Bolt. "Strongest Man vs. Fastest Man"

Bolt on his fans: "For me crowd pleasing is a very important part of my races."

Salimi on his fans: "I send kisses to all of them." 

//www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/wei...

I love the idea of big, muscular athletes - talking of wanting to send "kisses"... Thanks again for the link to the fans, Ghormeh Sabzi. 

Congratulation to these ATHLETIC Iranian GREATS!

Their accomplishment is unsurpassed.

Distinction should be made between these athletes and the government they represent, whether it is the IslamoFacist government of Akhounds, or the Tyrannical regime of Pahlavi.

They deserve ALL the accolade coming to them and some, for their hard work in achieving great accomplishments.

We should be proud of these GREAT Iranians athletes/citizens that in the face of all the negative HOSTILITY, stood their GROUND with HONOR and CLASS keeping heir heads high in representing their BELOVED Motherland!   

Caught Red Handed!

"I swear to god. i had never witnessed this much control and opression in my life."

Mockery of GOD over there & swearing to him over here!

Yep. It is kosher alright! 

Delighted!!

HFB: Thanks for the link to the fun USA Today piece on Salimi v. Bolt.

In this spirit..."With a winning time of 9.63, Bolt could outrun a cheetah." Nope! Sarah the cheetah dashed the 100 meters just a few weeks ago in 5.95 seconds. Though skeptics say she "cheetahed" :)

Yet..."With a winning lift of 544.5 pounds, Salimi could clean and jerk the entire American women's all-around gymnastics team." Yep! (not counting alternates in the team).

congratulations to all of them....

Very well done.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad

Celebrating what?

Some people seem to have really gone crazy out of sheer excitment.

Dudes. These athlete's houses are being watched like a hawk. Why do you think they broadcast every single main event , with potential for bringing home a medal out of every one of these guys' homes? 

I swear to god. i had never witnessed this much control and opression in my life.

Yep. they are celebrating alright. 

fans and mammad boughi

Lovely. Thanks for the post. I always enjoy the "Mammad Boughi" scenes with fans. USA Today had a great article on "Strongest Man (Salimi) vs. Fastest Man (Bolt)" - even though the US media has really not covered this very well, at all. (4 hours of watching NBC on TV - no mention of Iran's "Stronest Olympian" Gold) Still... the USA Today article is hysterical - and I'm attaching a quote that relates well to this clip, with all the fans:

USA TODAY: "Strongest Man (Salimi) vs. Fastest Man (Bolt):

"When Bolt won, it seemed as if half the world was watching.

When Salmi won, it seemed as if half of Iran was in the weighlifting venue."

many more funny comments in the USA Today article:

//www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/wei...

People celebrating in the streets, that's the best part of all

these athletic achievements.

And there's nothing like Iranian people, happy and proud, dancing, making noise and celebrating in the streets  to scare the bejesus out of mullahs.

Power to the people,  dancing in the streets.

Iran's Olympic Medals over the Years

Here is a breakdown of Iran's medals since 1948 (including London's 8 medals).

Games         Gold       Silver     Bronze     Total

Athletics          0           1            0           1
Taekwondo      2            0            2           4
Weightlifting     5            5            6         16
Wrestling         8          12           15         35

Total              15          18           23        56

Yes and there are those who believe Politics transcends Politics

Except when it suits them ... 

Thank You G.S. :)

There are many amongst us who believe that Sport Transcends Politics - 

I've personally followed Iran's Olympic participations going all the way back to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City -  I've always chersihed and supported our Champions and Athletes - Whether it was under the Shah, or now under the Mullahs - 

Hopefully, and God willing, we will get a number of other Golds in the free-style wrestling, and perhaps even in Taekwondo -  

Again, Thank You For Your Regular And Wonderful Videos And Reports -

Best, 

R D

FYI/ Potkin Azarmehr: No other Flag than Sun and Lion

جام جهانی فوتبال ۲۰۰۶، در یکی از پاب های لندن. اجازه ندادیم یک پرچم خرچنگ نشان دست کسی باشه. قبل از جنبش سبز مثل اینکه بیشتر غیرت داشتیم
//azarmehr.blogspot.co.uk/2006/06/no-other-flag-other-than-sun-and-lion.html