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An Iranian Revolutionary Guardsman Won Shooting Gold. His Rival Asks: ‘How Can a Terrorist Win First Place?’

Iranian marksman Javad Foroughi, a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, won a shooting gold.

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Kevin C. Cox

By Philippe Naughton

The International Olympic Committee has come under fire for letting a member Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—proscribed by the U.S. State Department as a terrorist organization—compete at the Tokyo Olympics. Marksman Javad Foroughi, who belongs to a Revolutionary Guard militia, won Iran’s first gold of the Games in the 10-meter air pistol event. “How can a terrorist win first place? That’s the most absurd and ridiculous thing,” defeated rival Jin Jong-oh told reporters as he arrived back in South Korea.

Read it at Korea Times

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