Iranian player Javad Foroughi: I went to Syria as an aid worker and was not behind a tank
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According to the Iranian newspaper, Hamshahri, Jawad Foroughi, the gold medalist in shooting at the Tokyo Olympics, said that he was not a professional shooter until 2017, and has 12 to 13 years of experience in nursing, adding that he went to Syria as relief work, and was not behind the tank.