The strongest man in the world, Hossein Rezazadeh, has ended his sports career for medical reasons, ISNA news agency has reported.
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Doctors have prohibited the Iranian heavyweight-weightlifting champion from taking part in any sports activity, the report said without disclosing any of the medical reasons.
The report comes three weeks before the beginning of the Beijing Olympics, where Rezazadeh was expected to win his third Olympic gold medal.
In a letter to the Iranian Weightlifting Federation, Rezazadeh confirmed that he would not be taking part in any sport event.
The Iranian champion won several gold medals in various international sport events, including two gold medals at Sydney and Athens Olympics in 2000 and 2004.
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