Tehran (IP) - Tehran's Mayor praises a group of Iranian athletes who refused to compete with the Israeli rivals in support of the Palestinian nation.

Iran PressIran news: The athletes who were invited to the ceremony were working in chess, badminton, goalball, football, wushu, and boxing. 

The ceremony was also attended by a senior leader of Palestine's Hamas Khalil al-Hayya.

The Managing Director of the Sports Department of Tehran's Municipality told Iran Press that he would praise such athletes who did not recognize the Israeli regime.

The Israeli regime has invaded Palestine since 1948 under the pretext of the so-called holocaust that allegedly happened in Germany. The self-proclaimed regime announced itself a country.  219