Iran at Worlds

[1032004]

If we go to war with them because of Israel will they have to forfeit to US wrestlers too?

[Husker_Du]

no. 

[AgaveMaria]

Question is, will they even show up?

[Shibboleth]

I don't think they will show up this year. 

[BigRedFan]

8 hours ago, Shibboleth said:

I don't think they will show up this year. 

Wait, who just bombed who?

[The Kid]

31 minutes ago, BigRedFan said:

Wait, who just bombed who?

War is Peace!

[1032004]

48 minutes ago, BigRedFan said:

Wait, who just bombed who?

He didn’t say he thought they would be banned, he just said he thought they wouldn’t show up 

[D3 for LU]

4 hours ago, BigRedFan said:

Wait, who just bombed who?

D3

[shiraz321]

They will wrestle the USA if they go to worlds. But I also doubt they will make it to the tournament. 

[Shibboleth]

Yea, I meant to say that Iran won't wrestle because their country is bombed, they can't get out of the country, they consider that wrestling is not something that's important now, etc. Altough Palestine participates in sports tournaments even though their country is half destroyed and torn apart.

Iran doesn't wrestle Israel because they don't recognize it and don't want to legitimize it via competing. (neither does most of the Arab world, but they still wrestle Israel). 

Iran recognizes US and they will wrestle -- whenever Iran is back in competition. Russia wrestles Ukraine (and Ukraine wrestles Russia). They don't shake hands though - that could also be modus vivendi for Iran-US matches. 
 

[Window12]

I believe the upcoming new head of  Iranian wrestling federation( apparently due to be in post mid August) Rasoul Khadem intends to send a strong team to the world championship in September. I have it from good authority that Hassan Cherati won’t make it for 86 kg ( too concerned about losing to Z. Valencia being a prodigy of D. Taylor apparently)but instead is looking to go down to 79kg.