On the occasion of the Sacred Defense Week, the commemoration ceremony of the Martyrs of Divine Religions "Honoring the Families of Martyrs of Athletes" was held at the National Olympic Committee.
Iran NOC; Tehran: Represented by
Iranian NOC President, Mr. Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa, Sport & Youth Minister,
Dr. Ahmad Donyamali and NOC Secretary-General, Dr. Seyed Manaf Hashemi along
with top-ranking officials and veterans; the representatives of Assyrians,
Armenians, Zoroastrians, and the Jewish, while welcoming the families of athletes
martyrs of divine religions and expressing gratitude to the National Olympic
Committee for organizing such a ceremony, gave a few minutes of speech about
the heroes of the martyrs of their religions. Then, the book "Dar Khat
Moghadam (on the Front Line)", the first work of the collection of oral
history of sports in sacred defense, written and executed by Seyyed Ahmed Seyed
Bagheri, was unveiled in the presence of Hossein Rezazadeh and Mansour
Barzegar.
Also, Admiral Shahram Irani spoke
about the bravery of the martyrs of the heroes of divine religions in the eight
years of sacred defense and commended their valuable representation in
defending the country regardless of their religion.
In the following, Dr. Ahmad Donyamali,
Minister of Sports and Youth, while expressing his happiness for attending this
special ceremony and on the occasion of with the sacred defense week,
appreciated the families of the martyrs of the divine religions in this
ceremony and highlighted the significant the number of martyrs. Finally, a clip
of the introduction of the martyrs of the divine religions and the memories of
their respected families was displayed, and in the end, the families of the athlete
martyrs of the Zoroastrians, Armenians, Jews and Assyrians were honored and
commended.