Birthday Ceremony for Olympic Medalists Holds

Birthday Ceremony for Olympic Medalists Holds
The National Olympic Committee of Iran hosted a ceremony celebrating the birthdays of Olympic medalists born in September and October. Organized by the National Sports Olympic Paralympic Museum of Sport, Olympic and Paralympic, the event honored champions from different Olympic eras and was attended by the NOC President, Secretary General, commission members, veterans, families of medalists, and media representatives.

Iran NOC; Tehran: During the ceremony, the memories of late champions Jafar Salmasi, Mahmoud Namjoo, Gholamreza Takhti, and Abdollah Mojtabavi were commemorated. Olympic champions including Seyed Ali Akbar Heidari, Sadegh Goudarzi, Javad Foroughi, Alireza Dabir, Hamid Sourian, Masoud Mostafajo Kar, Ehsan Lashgari, and Sohrab Moradi were also recognized with tribute videos and commemorative gifts presented by the NOC leadership.

In a special highlight, Sohrab Moradi (Olympic weightlifting gold medalist at Rio 2016) and Javad Foroughi (Olympic shooting gold medalist at Tokyo 2020) donated some of their valuable medals to the Museum. Moradi contributed his 2017 IWF World Championships gold medal, while Foroughi donated his Olympic Champion Honor Award from Tokyo 2020, gold medal from the 2025 Asian Shooting Championships in Kazakhstan, gold medal from the 2022 ISSF World Championships in Baku, and a silver medal from the 2022 ISSF World Cup.

Sep 23, 2025 10:17
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