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Ex-Iran athlete Farabi passes away

  1. Sports
June 12, 2019 - 17:26

TEHRAN – Nadjmeddin Farabi, a former member of Iran athletic team, died at the age of 86.

Farabi competed in the men's decathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

He will be laid to rest at the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran on Thursday.

The Tehran Times staff offer heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family.

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