[[{"content_id":306007,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Iran crowns sacrificing wrestler for not facing Israel","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"An Iranian wrestler has been paid respect for sparing gold in order not to face an athlete from the occupying Israel in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian nation.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAn Iranian wrestler has been paid respect for sparing gold in order not to face an athlete from the occupying Israel in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian nation.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlireza Karimi-Mashiani threw an international bout when he was ahead because winning would have meant fighting an opponent from Israel.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIran has praised the wrestler for his &ldquo;noble and heroic action&rdquo; and called him &ldquo;a source of pride and praise.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIranian wrestling federation too called him a hero and extolled his sacrifice in the path of the Palestinian cause.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKarimi-Mashiani&rsquo;s bout was in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz on Saturday, in the 86-kilo category of the under-23 world championships.","content_html":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">An Iranian wrestler has been paid respect for sparing gold in order not to face an athlete from the occupying Israel in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian nation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Alireza Karimi-Mashiani threw an international bout when he was ahead because winning would have meant fighting an opponent from Israel.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Iran has praised the wrestler for his &ldquo;noble and heroic action&rdquo; and called him &ldquo;a source of pride and praise.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Iranian wrestling federation too called him a hero and extolled his sacrifice in the path of the Palestinian cause.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Karimi-Mashiani&rsquo;s bout was in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz on Saturday, in the 86-kilo category of the under-23 world championships.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2017-11-28 20:04:47","content_date_event":"2017-11-28 20:04:47","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2017-11-28 20:35:12","content_date_register":"2017-11-28 20:05:25","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":6,"eid":6,"attach_title":"Iran crowns sacrificing wrestler for not facing Israel 2","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201711\/412480_3535541790_150_94.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201711\/412480_3535541790_300_188.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201711\/412480_3535541790_400_250.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201711\/412480_3535541790_600_375.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201711\/412480_3535541790_640_400.jpg","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201711\/412480_3535541790_640_400.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":3535541790,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/201711\/412480_3535541790.jpg","width":640,"height":400,"size":0}}}]}]]