iranian judoka gets $125,000 (olympic wankers)

Last Update: 07/09/2004 21:02

Iranian judoka who refused to fight Israeli gets $125,000

By Reuters


TEHRAN - Iran has given judo world champion Arash Miresmaeili a $125,000 reward, saying he sacrificed a gold medal at the Athens Olympics by refusing to fight Israel's Udi Vaks, a sports official in Tehran said Tuesday.

Iranian state television showed Miresmaeili at an award ceremony receiving the same sum as Iranian Hossein Rezazadeh, who took the super-heavyweight weight lifting gold at the second Olympics in succession.

"He would definitely have won a gold medal if he had taken part," said the sports official, who declined to be named.

"By refusing to fight, Miresmaeili followed the policies of the country," the official added. yep, true Olympic spirit........and guess what? They're going to be re-invited..........Snooker

The International Judo Federation had considered a sanction against Miresmaeili during the Games, but concluded that he had been overweight for the fight and could not have taken part. The International Olympic Committee also decided not to take any action against Miresmaeili. The wanker puts on weight deliberately. The whole f*****g world knows it......ahh, more of the good old Olympic spirit.....calling a "spade a spade" ought to made into an Olympic event.........Snooker

Miresmaeili had been drawn against Israel's Vaks in the first round of the men's under 66 kilogram category in Athens. After officials said initially he would not fight against an Israeli, Miresmaeili was eventually scratched for not making the weight class.