Iranian wrestler fights due to politics

Political disagreements again affected the sports arena. According to the New York Times, the Iranian wrestler Alireza Karimi-Makhiani leaked the fight to the Russian opponent on the instructions of the coach. Interestingly, after all, at the championship held in Poland on November 25 in the fight for gold, the Iranian defeated Russian Alikhan Zhabrailov. However, at one point he stopped attacking and began to substitute, allowing the enemy to win.

What did not share Russia and Iran, because these are two friendly world powers? Everything is simple - the next opponent in the World Championship in wrestling, for the Iranian athlete will be an Israeli, who previously defeated the American wrestler. This is where the policy begins, which haunts the civilians of the two countries. Iranian authorities prohibit athletes from participating in fights with representatives of a hostile state, urging them to avoid competition or pretend to be injured.

According to the athlete, the coach ordered the athlete to drain the fight. It is noteworthy that in the media there are no statements by the coach. Karimi-Makhiani also complained to reporters about the unsuccessful results of the World Championship in wrestling, which was drawn into politics and does not allow athletes to hold honest fights. Long months of training for a gold medal ended in failure.