Disappearance of 2 Boxers from Iran’s Youth Team at World Championships
According to received reports, Erin Saed Panah and Morteza Rigi, two national boxers from Iran’s youth national team, left the team’s camp in Spain during the world championships and did not return to Iran.
Efforts by the security officers accompanying the national team and members of the Islamic Republic’s embassy in Spain to find these two boxers have been unsuccessful. Additionally, other players and coaches returned to Iran last night under strict security measures before the end of the championships.
This is while some of Iran’s national players are still in the competition schedule and have not been eliminated from the tournament.
Previously, Hossein Thouri, the president of the Boxing Federation, had also announced that he would not return to Iran in protest against the bloodshed by the Islamic Republic. He has nullified the bail for all national team members.
