An Olympic weightlifting champion has put his Rio 2016 gold medal up for auction to raise money for the victims of last week’s deadly earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border.
Kianoush Rostami, 26, made the announcement on his Instagram page.
“I am returning my Rio 2016 Olympics gold medal – which actually belongs to them – to my people,” Rostami said.
“I didn’t sleep in the previous nights due to a sorrowful event.”In his post Rostami provided information on how to bid on…
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