Sam Rajabi (born 21 March 1985) is an Iranian former

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ka. He competed in

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for Iran and also won the bronze medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the

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. Rajabi also has competed in jiu-jitsu world championships and won a gold medal in 2020. He moved to the United States in 2011.

Human right activities

On 28 December 2019, Ehsan Rajabi went on podium to receive his gold medal at the World

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Championships in

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, US, holding a shirt with

Navid Afkari Navid Afkari Sangari ( fa, نوید افکاری سنگری; 22 July 1993 – 12 September 2020) was an Iranian wrestler who was sentenced to death and executed in Shiraz after having been accused and convicted of murdering a security guard duri ...

's picture on it. He was a member of the "Unity for Navid" campaign and wrote on his Twitter page:

"Today I fought for Navid as a member of the campaign #Unity_for_Navid and became the champion of the world. The path of Navid continues. Promises avidssprout and grow until the day of freedom. We athletes will continue in his footsteps."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajabi, Sam 1985 births Living people Iranian male judoka 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people Place of birth missing (living people)