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      Glamorous British athlete Lauryn Davey told ‘that body is beyond perfection’ as she strips to bikini and shows off bum

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      OLYMPIC hopeful Lauryn Davey has stunned fans by stripping down to a blue bikini while away in Sweden.The British heptathlete, 24, has her eyes set on a place at the Olympics in the future.
      Lauryn Davey posed in a blue bikini as she dipped her toe in a Swedish lakeCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      She showed off her incredible figure for her followersCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      But as well as her talent as a track and field competitor, she has also built up a substantial following on social media.
      She already has in excess of 22,000 fans on Instagram having posted more than 500 times.
      And her latest snaps saw her dipping her feet into a Swedish lake, before she showed off her impressive physique.
      In response, one fan said: “Never been so jealous of a fish in a lake before 🤩😍.”
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      Another replied: “🔥🔥🔥 that body is beyond perfection.”
      A third replied: “Obsessed with this.”
      While a fourth responded: “Now you’re just showin’ off !! 😂”
      Along with being an athlete, Davey is also pursuing a medical degree at Swansea University.
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      Davey has won junior national titles as a heptathleteCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      She has also amassed a big following on social mediaCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Lauryn has more than 22,000 followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      But her sporting prowess means she has one eye on reaching the Olympics in the future.
      The Paris Games next year will come a little too soon for Davey – who has won a host of junior national titles in heptathlon.
      However, she has her eyes set on the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Australia as her route to qualifying for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
      Speaking last year, she said: “It’s not entirely impossible so why don’t I give it my all? If I give it my all and don’t make it, I’ll have no regrets.
      “Whereas if I tell myself now, ‘I’m not ever going to make it, there’s no point in trying,’ how will I ever know what I can do?”
      Lauryn has shared several pictures in her bikinisCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      She boasts an incredible physiqueCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey More

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      Sir Mo Farah runs his FINAL race as Olympic legend ends glittering career by finishing fourth in Great North Run

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      SIR Mo Farah has run the final race of his glittering career – and came fourth in the Great North Run.The four-time Olympic champion announced he would be ending his career at the North East half-marathon earlier this year.
      Sir Mo Farah does his iconic Mobot celebration at the finish lineCredit: Getty
      Mo Farah with fans after the raceCredit: Reuters
      Mo Farah completed his last ever race todayCredit: Getty
      Sir Mo Farah reacts to the fireworks greeting his final raceCredit: PA
      Wearing a bib that read “Sir Mo,” the 40-year-old Olympic legend finished in 1:03:28.
      Ethopia’s Tamirat Tola won the men’s elite race, finishing just shy of the hour mark with a time of 59 minutes and 58 seconds.
      Farah has previously won the race six times and was greeted by vast crowds of people lining the Coast Road, offering high fives as he approached the finish line.
      “There was a lot going through my mind today,” Farah told the BBC.
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      “I wanted to end my career here in Newcastle. I’ve won it six times and come here off the back of Olympics and World Championships.
      “It is very emotional. I get to go and enjoy my time with my wife and kids. Running is all I know.
      “When you win something, you don’t quite appreciate it as much as when you lose. I’ve struggled with injuries these last few years.”
      He had previously said he won’t ever go running, even a Parkrun.
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      Farah said: “I will be very emotional because running is all I know.
      “I have got so much joy out of it, so many memorable moments.
      “Running for me was a way out of life and I will definitely miss it.
      “I will continue to stay active, but you won’t see me jogging for the sake of jogging.
      “I can’t see myself going out for runs. I will go to the gym, play football, play golf.
      Sir Mo Farah competes in the Great North RunCredit: PA
      Mo Farah cools down after the raceCredit: Reuters
      “I am just going to take a nice break now and find something that can motivate me.”
      Farah is a six-times world champion and four times Olympic champion.
      He raced to gold medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m in both the 2013 and 2015 world championships and repeated the golden double at both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics.
      Last year he revealed that he was the victim of child trafficking, and his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.
      Farah was born in Somalia and revealed in 2022 that he was illegally brought to the UK and forced to work as a domestic servant at the age of nine.
      Sir Mo said: “I shared my story of what I went through as a child.
      “Without having something to do and make me happy, it would have been very difficult for me.”
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      Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola, the 2022 world marathon champion, won in 59:58 to erase his disappointing marathon at the worlds last month in Budapest where he did not finish.
      Peres Jepchirchir won the women’s race in 1:06.45.
      MO’S INCREDIBLE CAREERMO Farah has retired but leaves us with some amazing memories.
      London 2012
      Part of Super Saturday on August 4 he won the 10,000m minutes after Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford won gold medals.
      A week later he became a sporting great by winning the 5,000m in 13 minutes and 41.66 seconds – and celebrated with the iconic Mobot.
      Rio 2016
      Farah completed the double double in Brazil as he defended his 5,000m and 10,000m titles from London four years previously.
      He became the first British track and field athlete to win three Olympic gold medals as he first retained the 10,000m title after overcoming a fall mid-race and the 5,000m followed in Rio.
      London 2017
      Five years after his Olympic triumphs in Stratford, Farah returned to London for the World Championships.
      He took gold in the 10,000m in 26 mins and 49.51 secs ahead of rival Joshua Cheptegei having been put under serious pressure by the collective pack who were aiming to dethrone him.
      Daegu 2011
      Farah won his first world title in Daegu when he claimed 5,000m gold at the World Championships.
      The then 28-year-old became the first British world champion over the distance after holding off American Bernard Lagat to win in 13 mins and 23.36 secs, seven days after being pipped to victory in the 10,000m.
      Beijing 2015
      He repeated his long-distance gold medal double at the World Championships but it was his win in the 10,000m which made him the oldest world champion in that event, at 32. More

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      Stadium with bigger capacity than Premier League teams ‘left to rot’ with weeds & graffiti as locals blast £70M ‘waste’

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      A STADIUM that can hold a larger capacity crowd than some Premier League sides has been left to rot as locals say it was a huge waste of money.Residents living in the shadow of Birmingham’s Commonwealth Games stadium say the area has been left “to rot and go to waste” amid the council’s bankruptcy woes.
      Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium used for the Commonwealth Games has now been left to rotCredit: SWNS
      The flats which were built for the athletes are now left emptyCredit: SWNS
      The stadium has been daubed with graffitiCredit: SWNS
      Locals in Perry Barr, in the north of the city, claim the costly bid to host last summer’s games has had little benefit to their community despite a staggering £184m investment.
      Alexander Stadium was revamped ahead of the multi-million pound sporting event – but the surrounding area has since been left in disrepair and “like a building site”.
      The stadium could hold a capacity crowd of 18,000, making it larger than Luton Town’s ground which can hold 11,500 while Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium can accommodate 11,379.
      Apart from seeing “no legacy whatsoever” following the games people say the area is now a complete mess with much of it still fenced off with graffiti-clad boards.
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      Parts of Perry Park have remained inaccessible since last summer with a Birmingham 2022 tarmac car park still in place.
      Families also say there is no equipment for children to use following the removal of the play area and little green space for them to enjoy.
      Angry residents have now called for the works on the park to be completed but fear they may never happen following the council effectively declaring itself bankrupt.
      They accused the local authority of making “empty promises” and say they should have known the cost of hosting the games would be the “final nail in the coffin.”
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      Birmingham City Council boasted it would regenerate the inner city area including new homes, a shipping container park and the revamped stadium.
      New flats were also built nearby for the athletes’ village but the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and spiralling costs meant they were not ready on time.
      A whopping £16m was spent moving the Perry Barr bus depot 300 metres to make way for the flat development.
      Residents say the benefits of hosting the event was difficult to see 13 months on from welcoming people from across the globe to the city.
      Mum-of-two Sandra Wilde, 45, of Perry Barr, said: “It’s no wonder the council has gone bankrupt – we should never have hosted the games. It was just a vanity project.
      “It was all unveiled to great fanfare when behind the scenes they were struggling to balance the books even back then.
      “The area has been left a real mess with people unable to use our local park. You’ve got fences and big boards up everywhere which are strewn with graffiti.
      “It’s attracting anti-social behaviour. If anything the area has got worse not better.
      “They have made empty promises the whole way through – from an athletes’ village which wasn’t even used to a train station design that changed from a state-of-the art place to what looks like a copper garden shed.
      “The council also spent stupid amounts of money on moving a bus depot a few yards down the road – it’s just baffling this has been allowed to happen.”
      Jon Pritchard, 31, an IT worker, from Perry Barr, added: “We’ve been constantly fobbed off with false promises and the place has been left to rot.
      “It’s been a complete waste of money and now the council has gone bust I fear the work will never get finished.
      “It’s still like a building site a more than a year on. The stadium lies derelict most of the time. The place is dead. Nobody lives in the athletes’ village flats yet either.
      “The atmosphere during the games was magical and it felt like Birmingham was finally on the map – now we’re just back to being a laughing stock again.
      “It’s scandalous what they have done. How can a big city likes this, the Second City, be allowed to go bankrupt. It’s sheer incompetence.”
      Amdadur Rahman moved to Perry Barr from Stratford, East London, a few weeks ago and said the Birmingham games legacy was nothing compared to the 2012 Olympics.
      He said: “They should have put on more activities and sorted the park for the children. You go to the Olympic Stadium and there’s lots of stuff for kids.
      “Compared to the London stadium which is open to people, this stadium is dead. So they should be doing something.
      “This place should be busy, but it’s not, they should be working with schools to advertise it for community use. It could be really nice.
      “Now the council going bankrupt makes me very concerned they won’t finish the work off in the park and surrounding area.”
      Full-time mum Khameela Bukhari, 35, added: “It’s just horrible, you can’t take the kids to do anything. It’s one of those places you don’t want to go anywhere near now.
      “We were promised the park would be finished for residents to go back there and there’s nothing. It’s heartbreaking. It’s not a nice place to be anymore.
      “It’s like a junk place, people would dump things. It was horrible. We were told it would go back to normal. We didn’t think we would be stuck like this.
      “It’s like one big hole. At the stadium nothing is happening, it’s all fenced off, what’s the point? It’s all false promises.
      “We were told everything would be better for residents and there would be this games legacy and there’s been nothing. Nothing has been done.
      “it’s not fair on us, we all pay our taxes. The facilities were there and they’ve not been given back. It’s dead money. They’ve invested but what’s happening after? Nothing.”
      Kath Sandra, 70, who lives near the stadium, said: “It was only yesterday we said it was looking a right mess. We don’t know what’s going on.
      “They took a play area away and haven’t given it back. There’s a lot of gripe there with parents. They built some flats but nobody uses them.
      “The Commonwealth Games was amazing and it must have bought money in. But now they are bankrupt through their own fault and it us that will have to pay for it.”
      The largest local authority in Europe this week issued a Section 114 notice preventing all but essential spending and still has a budget gap of £87m to plug.
      The total cost of the games was estimated at about £778m, with the city council and local partners contributing around £184m.
      Months before the games, the council reported a £25m hole in its funding for the event and said the shortfall would be made up from a contingency fund.
      A Birmingham City Council spokesperson said: “Since the Alexander Stadium was handed back by Games organisers to the council in November 2022, a programme of reinstatement works has started in parallel with the development of plans to deliver a wide range of further legacy enhancements to the surrounding park area.
      “This has resulted in various parts of the site being re-opened to the public as soon as possible since then.
      “Local residents, site users and community groups have been kept updated throughout – and we are preparing for a period of public engagement on the legacy proposals that will be starting soon.
      “We fully understand the desire for the park to be reinstated and appreciate the patience that has been shown in recent months.
      “We are determined to work with those who have an interest in the park to shape plans for a significantly enhanced site for everyone to enjoy.”
      Regarding the Games, the spokesperson added: “The Commonwealth Games was a fantastic achievement and a great showcase for the city on a global stage.
      “These immediate challenges will not diminish the council’s ambition in supporting the upward trajectory that the City of Birmingham is currently experiencing following the successful delivery of the Games.
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      “Record levels of investment continue to flow into the city, and the council will work with key strategic partners to ensure that this remains the case.
      “Birmingham is very much open for business.”
      Locals say the area has been left ‘to rot and go to waste’ as Birmingham City Council struggle with its financesCredit: SWNS
      Alexander Stadium, which remains incomplete and inaccessible to the public, has left a bad feeling among localsCredit: SWNS More

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      Lisa Lyon dead at age 70: Female bodybuilder who posed for Playboy & inspired Marvel character dies after cancer battle

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      LEGENDARY women’s professional bodybuilder Lisa Lyon has died at age 70 after battling cancer.Lyon, a world champion, helped put female bodybuilding on the map and went on to pose for Playboy and inspire a Marvel character.
      Lisa Lyon has died at the age of 70Credit: Getty
      Lyon was a legendary female bodybuilder and Playboy modelCredit: Getty
      She won the first International Federation of Bodybuilders Woman’s World Pro Bodybuilding ChampionshipCredit: Getty
      Lyon died at her home in California on Friday, a week after news broke that she was in grave condition and going into hospice care.
      She was battling stomach cancer at the time of her death, a close friend told TMZ.
      Lyon rose to stardom after becoming a champion and helped to make women’s bodybuilding mainstream.
      She won the first-ever International Federation of Bodybuilders Woman’s World Pro Bodybuilding Championship in 1979.

      The iconic contest was one of only two competitive bodybuilding competitions that she entered.
      She went on to pose for Playboy the following year, in 1980.
      Her cover shot was historic as she was one of the first bodybuilders photographed for the famous publication.
      Lyon used that success to transition into television and she appeared on multiple talk shows.
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      Lyon also pursued a short acting career and starred in three films in the 1980s, Three Crowns of the Sailor, Getting Physical, and Vamp.
      The famous bodybuilder is also said to have been the inspiration behind Frank Miller’s Marvel Comics character Elektra.
      Lyon went on to share her fitness expertise with the world, writing a book titled Lisa Lyon’s Body Magic, which was published in 1981. 
      Her achievements in the sport were recognized as she was inducted into the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Hall of Fame in 2000.
      Movie star and bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger was a fan of Lyon and detailed his admiration for her to TMZ.
      “She is the best. I love her,” Schwarzenegger said.
      Lyon is said to have inspired Marvel character Elektra, played by Jennifer GardnerCredit: IMBD
      Lyon also starred in three films during the 1980sCredit: Getty
      She wrote a fitness book called Lisa Lyon’s Body MagicCredit: Getty More

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      Glamorous British athlete Lauryn Davey told ‘it should be illegal to look this good’ as she stuns in bikini

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      GLAMOROUS British athlete Lauryn Louise Davey has left fans stunned with her latest online snaps.The heptathlete is currently gunning to qualify for a future Olympic Games.
      Lauryn Davey is aiming for a spot at the OlympicsCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Davey is a heptathlete from WalesCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      The 24-year-old has caused a stir with snaps on the social mediaCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Her exploits don’t stop there however, with Welsh national Davey also pursuing a medical degree at Swansea University.
      But in the meantime the 24-year-old has been causing a stir online thanks to a host of steamy pics on her social media pages.
      Davey has built up a following of 21,000 fans on her Instagram page.
      She can often be seen sharing snippets of her training routine and breaks.
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      Another post in late August saw her posing in a red bikini as she enjoyed some downtime in a swimming pool.
      Reacting to her post, one user commented: “It should be illegal to look this good, be this talented AND be so intelligent 😂❤️.”
      A second wrote: “The Welsh vegan queen is chilling. 🥰💚🌱.”
      “ARM DEFINITION 😱👏🏻,” remarked a third.
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      She is eyeballing the 2026 Commonwealth Games as her ticket to the OlympicsCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      Davey has 21,000 followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
      A fourth said: “GOBSMACKED.”
      While another typed: “Insane 😍🔥.”
      Davey revealed she is eyeballing the 2026 Australia Commonwealth Games as her ticket to the Olympics – a dream of hers since the age of five.
      She told Further in 2022: “It’s not entirely impossible so why don’t I give it my all? If I give it my all and don’t make it, I’ll have no regrets.
      “Whereas if I tell myself now, ‘I’m not ever going to make it, there’s no point in trying,’ how will I ever know what I can do?”
      Davey, who has a vegan diet has won dozens of junior national titles.
      Davey leads a vegan lifestyleCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
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      World’s sexiest athlete Alica Schmidt looks sensational in daring high split dress after releasing own clothing line

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      ALICA SCHMIDT looked amazing as she got dressed up to go to the opera.The German runner, who is often hailed the world’s sexiest athlete by her fans, as she wore a daring black dress.
      Alica Schmidt has stunned in a black dressCredit: Instagram @alicasmd
      She was visiting the operaCredit: Instagram @alicasmd
      Alica is a star runner for GermanyCredit: Reuters
      Schmidt, 24, wowed in her skin-tight outfit as she uploaded two snaps onto her Instagram story.
      The dress also had a high split up her leg, sending her 4.5million followers on the platform crazy.
      She captioned the pictures simply: “Went to the opera yesterday evening.”
      It has been a busy week for Schmidt as she has also released her own clothing line collection with Hugo Boss.
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      Boss announced the collaboration on Instagram with two pictures of the athlete in her new items.
      A caption read: “Sleek, sporty, and smart. The new BOSS x Alica Schmidt collection will get your hearts racing.”
      The pictured outfit shows Schmidt donning a baggy green suit with a brown zip-up top.
      The collection also includes a set of sports clothes which Alica shared on her own account.
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      Alica has released a new collaboration with Hugo BossCredit: Instagram @alicasmd
      She shared some of the pictures on InstagramCredit: Instagram @alicasmd
      Her fans hail her as the world’s sexiest athleteCredit: https://www.instagram.com/alicasmd/
      And fans loved the designs of the new clothes as they flocked to the comment section.
      One commented: “I’m obsessed with your new collection!”
      A second wrote: “I gotta get me some!”
      A third said: “The collection is just perfect wow😍!!! A real boss.”
      She has 4.5million followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @alicasmd
      Alica is aiming to qualify for the Paris OlympicsCredit: Instagram @alicasmd
      While another added: “Just perfect! Congratulations.”
      Recently, Schmidt has taken fans behind the scenes of her daily routine as an athlete.
      She has also challenged Manchester City star Erling Haaland to a race and claimed she would run rings around him.
      The track star also showed off her incredible six-pack as well a showing her cute face before going to her game face before a race. More

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      Gold medal Paralympian Richard Whitehead hopes to inspire more disabled people to get involved in sport

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      FOUR in 10 people with disabilities don’t feel confident enough to participate in sporting events, according to research.Of the 700 disabled adults polled, 30 per cent believe the events do not cater for those with additional needs.
      Richard Whitehead hopes to inspire more disabled people to get involved in sportCredit: SWNS
      And 56 per cent felt they wouldn’t be seen as a priority when it came to participating.
      Almost one in five (17 per cent) also feel they lack the support network needed to take part, while 16 per cent were held back by the cost of entering events.
      But 12 per cent feel inadequate representation in sporting events is a barrier, with 54 believing access to trained volunteers would give them the confidence required to take part in mass participation sporting events.
      To help encourage participation, Nissan GB, the official partner of the Great Run Series which commissioned the research, is working with The Richard Whitehead Foundation to help make running events more inclusive by providing support and encouragement to disabled participants.
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      Gold-medal winning Paralympian, marathon runner and Nissan GB’s diversity, equity and inclusion ambassador, Richard Whitehead, said: “Disabled people feel they aren’t confident to enter sporting events.
      “As a Paralympic athlete and distance runner, I feel it’s something we should change.
      “Whatever the race, whatever the distance, it’s always a chance to give back to the running and disability community.”
      “Growing up and throughout my career I’ve witnessed the challenges that disabled people face in order to take part in sporting events, so I’m delighted to work with Nissan GB to help remove some of these barriers.”
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      The study found the average disabled adult exercises for a total of just under 76 minutes each week, over four sessions.
      And 39 per cent consider exercise as something they are passionate about.
      When it comes to sports they’d most like to test themselves in, swimming topped the list (22 per cent) followed by a half marathon (18 per cent).
      Others would like to take part in a grassroots or local football tournament (17 per cent) or a CrossFit event (12 per cent).
      But the study, carried out via OnePoll, found two thirds of disabled people believe there aren’t enough televised disability sporting events.
      And 53 per cent want the government to do more to encourage sporting events for people with disabilities.
      Whitehead added: “Sport should be accessible to everyone, so It’s exciting that we can pilot the Supported Runner Project at the AJ Bell Great North Run this weekend and the AJ Bell Great South Run in October, ahead of our full launch in 2024.” More

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      Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei banned for LIFE after ‘unforgivably’ shaking hands with Israeli opponent

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      AN Iranian weightlifter has been banned for LIFE.That’s after “unforgivably” shaking hands with an Israeli opponent.
      Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei has been banned for lifeCredit: IMWA World Masters Weightlifting Championship
      He went against strict rules by shaking hands with an Israeli athleteCredit: IMWA World Masters Weightlifting Championship
      Mostafa Rajaei was axed by Iran despite finishing second at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Poland behind Austria’s Sargis Martirosjan.
      He managed an incredible world record for the clean-and-jerk with a lift of 430lbs – beating the previous record by 2lbs.
      However, Rajaei’s feat was quickly forgotten by compatriots after he shook hands with third-place athlete Maksim Svirsky, who hails from Israel.
      Iran does not recognise its Middle Eastern neighbour.
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      And all contact between Iranian and Israeli athletes is strictly prohibited.
      Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered Iranians “not to shake hands with a representative of the (Israeli) criminal regime to obtain a medal”.
      As a result, Rajaei has been issued with a lifetime ban by Iran’s Weightlifting Federation for his “unforgiveable” act.
      Head coach Hamid Salehinia has also been fired, while the committee for veteran Iranian weightlifters has been dissolved.
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      Rajaei finished third at the World Masters Weightlifting ChampionshipsCredit: IMWA World Masters Weightlifting Championship
      A statement read: “The weightlifting federation bans athlete Mostafa Rajaei for life from entering all sports facilities in the country and dismisses the head of the delegation for the competition, Hamid Salehinia.
      “[Rajaei] crossed the red lines of the Islamic Republic [after being] sent with the support of the federation.”
      Speaking before his ban was issued, Rajaei said of his second-place finish: “I could not work well because of the pain in my elbow.
      “But in the two beats of God and gratitude, I became the first, and moved the world record by one kilogram (2lbs).
      “I came in second overall. Thanks to all dears who helped me in this way.” More