The Legend of Takhti: Ep 1
Gholamreza Takhti, Iran's most loved wrestler, tackles the world of fame and politics
Amazing Sport Stories · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Gholamreza Takhti is a hero. In Iran, a nation full of wrestlers and wrestling fans, he’s the most beloved wrestler of them all. But unexpectedly, tragically, the great champion is found dead in a hotel room in Tehran, in the early days of 1968. Presenter Rana Rahimpour grew up with Takhti’s legend all around her; his image plasters her childhood memories. But now she wants to understand how Takhti, and wrestling, became so intertwined with Iranian history and why this man, amongst all others, became such a figurehead.
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