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Iran bans weightlifter for life after he shakes Israeli’s hand on podium (www.aljazeera.com)

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

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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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[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

Well, yeah it's obvious, but when people say that X company or country looks weak/happy/pissed, they are refering to the board of directors or congress that are taking the decisions, naming the country instead of the whole sentence is easier.

You can still find it weird ofc, I was just trying to explain why people do it.

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Please teach me more of your liberal ways, I'm really starting to understand how the world works now.

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago

I really don't get the need of being so passive aggresive with someone trying to hold a conversation. Have a nice day.

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

If you were actually interested in a conversation you would have answered my other replies to you.

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am answering them, although those are in a different thread of comments. I have literally 5 comments from your user in my inbox and all of them have been answered.

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Where are the links to hexbear users saying they are going to vote for Trump?

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

sent in the other comment, I couldn't bother because I had to search for them again, but since you insist.

[-] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

I'm going to vote for him in multiple states

[-] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago

I'd expect no less from a user of such a liberal instance.

[-] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Hey now, only we are allowed to insult us

[-] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 year ago

From one lib to another I thought that was high praise sorry

[-] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

Sorry, I was on mobile using the Connect app and it doesn't show the user's instance, didn't realise you are from the only other lib instance

[-] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

No worries. We've got to stand together during tough times like these.

[-] SphereofWreckening@ttrpg.network 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some hexbear users really hate being decent when conversing.

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago

You get what you give shrug-outta-hecks

[-] SphereofWreckening@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 year ago

You get what you give

Same energy

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

If you think being treated with derision on a niche webforum made by Marxists is equivalent to being killed on live television, then yeah sure. If that's the case though you should logout