[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 41 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E575-E576]
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        A PROCLAMATION CONGRATULATING THE IRANIAN WRESTLING TEAM

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 1, 1998

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I commend the following article to my 
colleagues:

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  Whereas, Iran has announced its twenty-one member delegation, which 
includes eleven wrestlers that will compete at the 1998 World Cup of 
Freestyle Wrestling on the Campus of Oklahoma State University in 
Stillwater on April 4-5, 1998; and,
  Whereas, this annual freestyle dual meet championships is behind only 
the World Championships and Olympics in importance; and,
  Whereas, the Iranian lineup includes Gholam Reza Mohammadi, Bahman 
Tayebi-Kermani, Ali Reza Dabier, Abbas Haji Kenari, Massoud jamshidi, 
Majied Khodaee, P. Dorostkar, Ali Reza Heydari, Davoud Ghanbari, Abbas 
Jadidi, and Ali Reza Rezaie; and,
  Whereas, the tournament marks Iran's first competition in the United 
States since the 1996 Olympic Games; and,
  Whereas, in February, the United States participated in the Takhti 
Cup wrestling tournament in Iran, the first U.S. team of any sport to 
compete in Iran in almost twenty years; and,
  Whereas, I join the citizens of Southeastern Ohio, with distinct 
please, in honoring the Iranian wrestling team for their participation 
in the 1998 World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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