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Monday, November 27, 2017
Coach forces Iranian wrestler to lose to avoid Israeli opponent
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn Iranian freestyle wrestler was instructed by his coach to lose at the world championships in Poland in order to avoid competing against an Israeli in the next round.
Videos uploaded online show Alireza Karimi leading his match against Russia’s Alikhan Zhabrailov 3-2 in the fourth minute, when his coach can be heard from the sidelines instructing him to lose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=bYG2ziYRcDY
Karimi was slated to face Israel’s Uri Kalashnikov in the following round in the 86kg category of the Senior U23 World Championships.
Iran does not recognize Israel and forbids its athletes from competing against Israeli opponents in international competitions.
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