from London 1948 to Athens 2004 Considering to the forthcoming Olympic Games the National Olympic and Paralympic Academy scheduled to organize a commendation ceremony of the country Olympians aimed to encourage and increase morale and motivation of Iran`s Olympic caravan
The ceremony was held in the presence of NOC and NOPA presidents, cultural assistant of the Iranian Parliament, President of Sports Federations, Olympians and some of the old national athletes on 27 May 2008. During this program Dr. Reza Gharakhanlou, NOC President stated: “We hope our athletes will present with their full power in Beijing and among achieving more medals, will be our ethis ambassadors in the near Olympic Games. At the end of this ceremony the Olympians received the precious prizes.