Sporting Witness - Iran's Triple Jumper Turned Pop Legend
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Faramarz Assef is one of Iran's most famous pop singers. But most of his fans don't know that he used to be an international athlete, who won Iran's first medal in the triple jump in 1974, when the Asian Games were held in Tehran. He discusses his two careers with Golnoosh Golshani.
(Photo: Faramarz Assef leaping for Iran in the 1970s. Private Collection)
Published on Saturday, 5th September 2015.
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