Publish Date: 6 December 2017 - 13:58

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – In a message, Iranian Leader congratulated Iran’s National Weightlifting Team on their winning of first world title and Alireza Karimi, the Iranian wrestler who left a competition refusing to compete against an opponent from Zionist Israel.

The leader’s message is as follows:

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

“I would like to appreciate the National Team for winning the world title and making our nation happy, and I am also very grateful to our hero, Alireza Karimi, who retained the nation’s dignity"

Sayyed Ali Khamenei

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