IOC 'shocked' by execution of Iranian wrestler

The International Olympic Committee said it was "shocked" by Saturday's execution of a young Iranian wrestler over the murder of a public sector worker during anti-government protests in 2018. Navid Afkari was executed at a prison in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, something the IOC said was "very sad news".

IOC 'shocked' by execution of Iranian wrestler
The International Olympic Committee said it was "shocked" by Saturday's execution of a young Iranian wrestler over the murder of a public sector worker during anti-government protests in 2018. Navid Afkari was executed at a prison in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, something the IOC said was "very sad news".