Iranian ping-pong player Nima Alamian could not go through the opening round of the men’s singles against British Paul Drinkhall at the Tokyo Olympics.
The British athlete won the game 4-1 to make it to round two.
Alamian lost his focus at the beginning of the game when his services were not accepted by the referee. However, Nima’s reactions grabbed the attention of the media while he threw his racket on the table in protest at the referee’s decisions.
While the referee showed him a yellow card he intentionally launched a service into the air.
He conceded defeat in the first three sets and at the end lost 4-1.
This is the second appearance of the 28-years-old Iranian athlete in Olympics. In 2016, he was eliminated in the first round. He has also represented Iran eight times in World Championships.
The spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary announced that two detained Iranian journalists, convicted of collaborating with…
An Iranian court has sentenced three individuals affiliated with Israel to death after they were…
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has warned that Tehran will give a proper response…
A spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary announced that Jamshid Sharmahd, leader of the “Tondar” terrorist group…
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed offering Hamas “several million dollars” for each Israeli…
Israel’s military is facing a critical manpower problem as it runs short of thousands of…