Iran @ The 2012 Summer Olympics: Day 16 [August 12] - Live Updates

[Spyder]

I think our biggest competition in wrestling is going to be Azerbaijan in the upcoming years. Iran must train hard, and definitely work on their stamina if they want to stay on top

I think we will get better at other sports but our wrestlers lack conditioning. Im not expect much from our wrestlers in Rio but Im sure we will match or better this medal tally.

[Kaiser Amir]

I think we will get better at other sports but our wrestlers lack conditioning. Im not expect much from our wrestlers in Rio but Im sure we will match or better this medal tally.

Most of our medals came from wrestling in London.

How do you expect Iran to BETTER its total tally in 2016, IF the wrestlers won't perform?!

Overall, I think the wrestlers, even the free-styler, did a FANTASTIC JOB.

We had seven freestyle wrestlers:

1 silver
2 bronze
And one wrestler lost an almost certain medal because of injury.

Thats very good if you look at our wrestlers records from the past Olympics.

[Jiggy]

is yazdani fighting for bronze ?????

[Kaiser Amir]

is yazdani fighting for bronze ?????

Of course, not.
He left on a wheelchair.

[ommy48]

I think we will get better at other sports but our wrestlers lack conditioning. Im not expect much from our wrestlers in Rio but Im sure we will match or better this medal tally.

I don't think it is conditioning. Rather it is likely that a number of them were fasting which is something that can weaken even the strongest man. In 4 years time Ramadan will have moved well into July, which will mitigate its debilitating effects on any of our athletes in Rio.

[Jiggy]

ohh shit

[Spyder]

Most of our medals came from wrestling in London.

How do you expect Iran to BETTER its total tally in 2016, IF the wrestlers won't perform?!

Overall, I think the wrestlers, even the free-styler, did a FANTASTIC JOB.

We had seven freestyle wrestlers:

1 silver
2 bronze
And one wrestler lost an almost certain medal because of injury.

Thats very good if you look at our wrestlers records from the past Olympics.

Maybe another 1-2 medals but I think we will/should try getting better at other sports.

Re: the fasting issue. Dont want to offend anyone but surely our sportsman should know better than to fast during a tournament. Im sure Mohammad would agree.

[EKBATAN]

we always get unlucky like this...always falling short of greatness.....i wish yazdani well vaghean he made us proud and what a beast! i hope he can make a comeback next olympics, hes only 28

[ommy48]

It all depends on the athlete and the kind of sport they participate in...I know Hakeem Olajuwon would regularly fast during NBA games and he still performed at an MVP level. However each person handles it better or worse depending on their body. And as far as I know it is entirely up to the person whether or not they fast. I know some muslims who don't if something important like (a test or sporting event) is involved, while others do it regardless. It's no different than a Jew who takes the Sabbath seriously no matter what, or a Jew who will adapt to the conditions they are presented with (or a christian for that matter). each person makes their own choices based upon their beliefs and I respect that.

[Kiarash]

I am sure Iran would be in the top 10 if we had some luck...we had a lot of bad referees and injuries..also Ramadan may be the case of mental weakness.


Overall, I am really proud of what our atlethes have brought us! 12 medals are just awesome.


However, next time I really want to see Team Melli participating in soccer at the Olympics. This is needed for development and experiences for younger players.

[HuSsAiN]

About the fasting issue ; does anyone have any evidence for them fasting? and you cannot tell me 'they looked tired' - that can happen to anyone, not someone who's fasting. I'm not denying it or saying it's true, but I want to know if fasting caused them this weakness. And the other wrestlers that got Gold , were they fasting too? again.. need evidence and sources..

[Homa]

Does anybody knows who is gonna be the iranian Flag-Bearer for the closing ceremony?

[Naap]

I think we will get better at other sports but our wrestlers lack conditioning. Im not expect much from our wrestlers in Rio but Im sure we will match or better this medal tally.

Lack conditioning?? I think the opposite, that was our strenght. Do you saw the fights yesterday how Khudokov layd there and gasp for breath.

[HuSsAiN]

Does anybody knows who is gonna be the iranian Flag-Bearer for the closing ceremony?

I've never seen a closing ceremony before.
Do athletes come out with every country again?
If yes, isn't most of our athletes back to Iran anyway?

[Amin_]

They actually let the Azerbaijani wrestler who was supposed to fight Yazdani enter the mat to declare him the winner.

Anyway, the finals is going on right now and it's really sad to watch this as Yazdani was the much better fighter compared to these 2 in the finals!