Iranian of the Day

Tks Yolanda :)

The free-style wrestling is the one sport that Iran is truly famous for - The greatest Olympian in Iranian's hearts, Ghloamreza Takhti, was a free-style wrestler - 

To be honest, I just can not believe how wonderfully the athletes have done so far in this Olympics - With all the sanctions, etc., against Iran, these Medals is one thing that All Iranians can be truly happy for -

Tks Again For Your Very Kind Words,

R D

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Thank you, RD, for your great post! Well-said!

Hopefully, more medals are coming!

I hope all the weightlifters are well-nourished cuz weightlifting is such a physical demanding sport!

I'm So Proud ...

Of Our Wonderful "Olympians" In London - 

I've Followed The Olympics Since 1968, Mexico City, When I Was Just 10 Years Old - I Never Forget One Of Our Greatest Champions Mohammad Nassiri In Those Games - He Was Against The Hungarian Imre' Fouldi - 

In His Clean & Jerk, He Had Fouled Twice - On His Last, And Third Attempt, He Knew That He Couldn't Win The Gold Medal By Just Lifting The Weight That He Had "Fouled" Twice - So, He Increased The Weight To 150 Kg, Several Kilos Heavier Than What He Had Fouled Previously -

And, As He Was Going Around The Stage Saying "Ali-st", Ali-st", He Lifted The 150 Kg Weight, And Won The Gold Medal - As A 10 Year Old, I Was In Tears - 

What I'm Trying To Say Is, To Me, Sports Transcends Politics - When The Shah Was In Power, I "Religiously" Followed Our Athletes, And Now That The Mullahs Are In Power, I Do The Same -

I Sincerely Hope My Fellow Iranians Would Consider Doing The Same -  We're All Afterall Iranians, Regardless Of Who's Indeed In Power - 

Today, In The "Super Heavy-Weight" Division In Weighlifting, Our Iranian Champions Won Both The Gold And The Silver: The Gold Went To Behdad Salimi, And The Silver Went To Sajjad Anoushiravani - 

I've Put Together A Short Blog Celebrating Their Victories - If You're Interested, There Is A Video Link That You Can See Their Liftings, And Also The Medal Ceremony: 

//iranian.com/main/blog/r2-d2/video-third...

Wishing All My Fellow Iranians The Best,

R D

Anglophile: Hamid Sourian claimed his medal for Ahmadinezhad!

At least the last medal he won.

I wonder, with ahmadinezhad's demise, to  whome sourian will bow and present this medal to upon his return to tehran? Rafsanjani? Shazdeh Mojtaba khamenei? or maybe Allah's spokseman on earth, khamenei himself? Or maybe he should wait a few months and see who the powers to be have decided to take charge of Iran after the demise of Islamist Reime??

There are self serving sell outs  in all walks of life you know!! 

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."

Esfand Jaan

One of the more amusing scenes at the weightlifting competition has been Reza Zadeh in a suit and prayer beads standing near the wall and saying things like, "Ya Ali Madad" or "Ya Abalfazl!" while the other coach Bagheri is quiet and the Hungarian assistant does the catholic cross!

فرامرز جان

یآ علی‌ مولای من!

Everything is sacred

اسفند جان

یا ابولفضل! 

Faramarz jaan Behdad is not the total WR holder.

The World Record is 472 KG set by Rezazadeh in 2000.  Salimi is the Snatch world record holder at 214 KG.

World Strongest Man competition in the Olympics is today! 

Everything is sacred

More Medals on the Way!

This morning, Iran's 96 Kg Greco-Roman wrestler, Gholamreza Rezaei made it to the final against the Russian opponent Rustam Tatrov.

The Russian Rustam looks tough. Let's see how the Iranian Rostam steps it up. Final starts at 11:48 am.

In the 66 Kg Greco-Roman, the refs took the match away from Iran's world champ Abdvali in the quarter finals and gave it to the French. You'll hear about this one. A French wrestler, what an oxymoron!

Later on today, in Super Heavy Weightlifting, Bedad Salimi (world record holder, 455 Kg) and Sajjad Anoushiravani (445 Kg) will take the stage (starting at 11 am).

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I heard Iran might get the third wrestling gold today! Hopefully it is true!

May I ask a question?

Are the Iranian athletes claiming their victory for Iran or for the Islamic Republic of Iran?

Do see anything common between this picture:

//www.guardian.co.uk/world/iran-blog/2012/aug...

and this picture:

//www.flickr.com/photos/11959462@N04/25974686...

I am just asking a question and not expressing an opinion - yet!

زندانی جان

 شما اگر رفتی المپیک و مدال گرفتی آن را به همان کسی که دوست داشتی تقدیم کن!!

I wear an Omega watch

این کجا، جهان پهلوان تختی کجا.

با تشکر فراوان از زندانیا‌ن عزیز برای یاد آوری. البته من مطمئنم که چندین نسل آینده ما نام شادروان تختی، که سر به دیکتاتور خم نکرد، در کنار توده‌های مردم زیست، فعالیت کرد و مرد.. را به نیکویی خواهند گفت. و این یکی‌ رو پنج شیش سال آینده اسمش رو هم کسی‌ به یادش نخواهد آمد...

حمید سوریان؛ حافظه ی تاریخی و ما

حمید سوریان؛ حافظه ی تاریخی و ما
او پس از قهرمانی در مسابقات کشتی فرنگی در دانمارک، در روز آدینه، ۱۰ مهر ۱۳۸۸، مدال طلای مسابقات جهانی خود را به محمود احمدی نژاد اهدا کرد و اینچنین گفت: «دکتر احمدی‌نژاد با حضور مقتدرانه در مقر سازمان ملل متحد و کسب افتخار و عزت برای ملت ایران و همه مسلمانان، قهرمان اصلی است.» ...
//www.akhbar-rooz.com/article.jsp?essayId=47114

Video: Second Gold For Iran

For the video, and the links, click here:

//iranian.com/main/blog/r2-d2/video-second-gold-medal-iran-london-olympics

Takbeer! (single beer)

We are, i mean, i am so proud of this young man.

No kidding. Lookie here , you american/canadian residing Vatan lovers. This is what happens when you stick it...oh sorry, stick with the nezam and the teachings of agha. That is what that gets you. that is right a GOLD Medal, with big , capital G.

So, stop your whinning and moaningl and preaching and theorizing and propagandizing and sermonizing... (what else am i leaving out here...come on help me out)...

In sanad e Jenayat e amrikast...

Oh darn it. Got the wrong slogan again.

Medal e Tala and Nu"kee"lar powa haghe mosalame mast.

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Thank you, Faramarz, for your update!

Hopefully more medals earned somewhere!

Iran's population ranks #17 in the world, but medal count ranks #29 in the world. There is some room for improvement, I think!

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population

//sports.yahoo.com/olympics/medals.html

Iran ranks #24 in medal count based on the # of gold medals, not bad!

//sport.uk.msn.com/olympics-2012/medal-table.aspx

With best wishes....

And hopes for more success for the Iranians.

Congrats.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad

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Oh, Omid Norouzi won gold for wrestling:

//www.presstv.com/detail/2012/08/06/254840/hajinorouzi-wins-olympics-wrestling-gold/

Yolanda

Omid Noroozi won the 60 Kg Greco-Roman wrestling against the European champ from Georgia.

امید نوروزی در ۶۰ کیلوگرم کشتی فرنگی طلای المپیک گرفت

امید نوروزی، کشتی گیر دسته ۶۰ کیلوگرم کشتی فرنگی ایران با شکست دادن رواز لاشکی از گرجستان مدال طلای المپیک لندن را تصاحب کرد. این دومین مدال طلای ایران در این دوره از المپیک است. کشتی فرنگی ایران از چهل سال پیش مدال المپیک نگرفته بود

//www.bbc.co.uk/persian/

Zendeh Baad Iran! Forever!

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Yahoo said Iran has total 4 medals including 2 gold. Who won the 2nd gold in what event?

//sports.yahoo.com/olympics/medals.html

All You Can Eat Prize at Chick-fil-A!

He will get an all-you-can-eat treatment at Tehran's Chick-fil-A franchise run by "No Gays Here" Ahmadi and the gang!

Now silver medal for Navab Nairshelal, weighlifting!

Navab NASIRSHELAL, 105kg weightlifting!

 Everything is sacred