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“Iran has been strong in individual sports like wrestling, judo and weightlifting, but we have never excelled at team sports.” quote by Ali Daei — Download Open image

“Iran has been strong in individual sports like wrestling, judo and weightlifting, but we have never excelled at team sports.”

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