John Coates has indicated the International Olympic Commitee is unlikely to heed calls for Iran to be suspended or expelled from the Olympic movement following widespread outcry over the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari | ChrisBarrett_
John Coates has indicated the International Olympic Committee is unlikely to heed calls for Iran to be suspended or expelled from the Olympic movement following widespread outcry over theThe plight of Afkari, 27, had gained global attention after he was sentenced to death for the alleged stabbing murder of a security agent during a demonstration against the authoritarian regime in the city of Shiraz in 2018.
Schwab said last week that Afkari’s execution “must result in Iran forfeiting its right to be a part of sport's universal community”. “We’ve had difficulties with the Iranians before in them not participating or pulling out of competition,” Coates said.
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