At least 32 young athletes martyred in Israeli aggression against Iran: Reports
Since the onset of Israeli regime’s aggression against Iran on June 13, at least 32 athletes—ranging from children and pre-teens to teenagers and young adults—have been martyred, according to reports.
In the early hours of June 13, the Israeli regime launched an unprovoked aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, resulting in the martyrdom of many citizens, including athletes.
Amirali Amini, a 12-year-old taekwondo practitioner, was martyred along with his father in the early hours of Friday on Mahallati Street east of Tehran.
Inspired by Iranian Olympic Athletes Aryan Salimi and Mehran Barkhordari, Amirali dreamed of one day winning Olympic and world championship medals.
He pursued his dreams with determination and passion. Now, those big and beautiful dreams lie buried with him.
Niloufar Ghalehvand, a professional Iranian athlete who worked for years as a Pilates coach, lost her life along with her parents in the Israeli attack on civilian areas in Iran on June 13.
At least 32 Iranian athletes have lost their lives since the beginning of Israeli aggression against the country.
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Zahra Shams, a 35-year-old cyclist and IT graduate from the University of Science and Culture, was another civilian victim of the Israeli missile strikes targeting residential areas in Iran.
Tara Hajimiry, an 8-year-old girl with great talent and dreams of making her country proud on the international gymnastics stage, was tragically killed alongside her parents in a missile attack by the Zionist regime on Patrice Lumumba Street West of Tehran.
She now rests among the martyrs of the Zionist aggression.
In response to the Israeli regime’s acts of aggression, the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Ahmad Donyamali wrote an official letter to the President of the International Olympic Committee and heads of global sports federations.
The letter urged international sports organizations to condemn the actions of the Israeli regime in Iran and demanded the suspension of the Zionist regime from these global sporting bodies.
The unprecedented Israeli acts of aggression prompted Iranian armed forces to immediately initiate retaliatory measures in the form of Operation True Promise III.
Iranian armed forces have carried out 20 phases of True Promise III so far, targeting strategic military and intelligence sites in the occupied territories.
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