Leader hails honorable performance of Iranian Olympians at Paris 2024
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed his sincere gratitude to the honorable performance of Iranian athletes, leaders of federation and coaches who participated at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Leader on Monday responded to a message sent by President of National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa, who explained the sports and cultural achievements of the Iranian teams participating at the global event.
Ayatollah Khamenei acknowledged the dedication and resolve of the "dear athletes," the presidents of the federations and coaches as well as the National Olympic Committee of Iran.
Ayatollah Khamenei thanked them for bringing joy and pride to the Iranian nation through their impressive sporting achievements and wished them success.
Iranian Olympians secured a total of 12 medals—comprising 3 gold, 6 silver, and 3 bronze—across freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, and taekwondo, finishing 21st out of over 200 participating nations.
The Iranian taekwondo team made history by winning medals in every weight category.
The gold medals were won by Mohammad Hadi Saravi and Saedi Esmaeili in Greco-Roman wrestling, and Arian Salimi in taekwondo.
The silvers were bagged by Alireza Mohmadi in Greco-Roman wrestling; Hassan Yazdani, Amir-Hossein Zare, and Rahman Amouzad in freestyle wrestling; and Nahid Kiani and Mehran Barkhordari in taekwondo.
Amin Mirzazadeh, Amir Ali Azarpira, and Mobina Nematzadeh earned bronze medals for the country in Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, and taekwondo respectively.
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