Iranian athletes urge IOC to investigate abuse allegations ...Kuwait

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Iranian athletes have urged Olympic organisers to investigate allegations of abuse and discrimination against sportsmen and women by Tehran authorities.  The self-exiled athletes, who say they were threatened and forced to flee their country, accused Iran of breaching the Olympic Charter, which commits organisers to "take action against any form of discrimination and violence in sport".   Following the execution of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari in September 2020 - who was allegedly tortured into a false confession after attending anti-government protests - a series of letters were sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) calling for an investigation into 20 ca

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