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submitted 1 year ago by deconstruct@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

Iran has banned a weightlifter from sports for life and dissolved a sports committee after the athlete greeted an Israeli counterpart on a podium.

Mostafa Rajaei, a veteran weightlifter, finished second in his category in the 2023 World Master Weightlifting Championships in Poland and stood on a podium with an Iranian flag wrapped around him on Saturday.

On anther step of the podium stood Maksim Svirsky from Israel, who finished third.

The two athletes shook hands and took a picture together, which led to the Iran Weightlifting Federation banning Rajaei from all sports for life due to what it called an “unforgivable” transgression.

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[-] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sports have always been political

Always.

How are you a star trek fan yet this is somehow a shock for you lol

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Hitler's Ubermenschen getting owned by some Black dude was definitely not political.

[-] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

No no no, it was political they let a black guy compete! Damn wokeness

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