Sports | Italy coach: Seeing the death of civilians in Gaza breaks my heart / Iran Karate team wins 22 medals, runner-up in Asia

Pars Today – The head coach of Italy’s national football team reacted to facing the Zionist regime in the World Cup qualifiers, describing it as unfortunate.

Gennaro Gattuso, head coach of Italy’s national football team, expressed strong criticism of the Zionist regime amid rising calls to exclude it from the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

According to Pars Today, quoting IRNA, Gattuso said about the match against the Israeli team: “I am a man of peace, and I hope for peace across the world. Seeing civilians and children lose their lives breaks my heart. We have Israel in our group and we have to play. We were really unlucky to be drawn with Israel, and there’s not much we can do. What we see is painful, and that’s all I can say.”

Record-breaking: Icelandic strongman lifts 510 kg

On Saturday night, Icelandic athlete Hafthor Bjornsson set a new world lifting record by successfully lifting 510 kilograms. Bjornsson previously held the official world lifting records of 501 and 505 kilograms. Following Hafthor, Britain’s Eddie Hall secured second place on the leaderboard with a 500-kilogram lift.

Iran Karate team becomes runner-up in Asia with 22 medals

At the conclusion of the Asian Karate Championships in the youth categories, the Iranian team secured 7 gold, 9 silver, and 6 bronze medals, finishing in second place and claiming the runner-up title.