Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has honored the Iranian athletes, champions, coaches and federations' officials for putting in great performance at the 2012 London Olympic Games
In a ceremony held in Tehran, Ahmadinejad thanked the Olympians and awarded the medalists with gold coins
The President also thanked the National Olympic Committee's officials during
the celebration, attended by Sport Minister Mohammad Abbasi, NOC President Mohammad Ali Abadi, NOC Secretary General Bahram Afsharzadeh and several other officials.
Iran finished in 17th place in this year’s Olympics, with a tally of four gold, five silver, and three bronze medals.