Ataullah Behmanesh (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: ) (April 13, 1923 – July 2, 2017) was an Iranian radio and TV sportscaster, an Olympian and a

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. Behmanesh was one of the oldest and most prominent Iranian sports reporters. He conducted the first live sports report in Iran over the radio in 1958 during Iranian and

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i national

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competitions. Behmanesh, who was 94 years old, was not in good health for years due to illness.

Ali Daei Ali Daei ( ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian Association football, football manager and former professional footballer. A Striker (association football), striker, he was the captain (association football), captain of the Iran national footbal ...

and Mehdi Taj were the first to react to his death. Atta wrote a number of books, including "FIFA World Cup from the beginning to 2002" and "Olympic Games from the beginning to the present".

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