of iranian paralympic athlete refuses to shake duchess of cambridge's hand 'for cultural reasons because she's a woman' at medal ceremony

Discus thrower Mehrdad Karam Zadeh refused to shake the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's hand after she presented him with his discus silver medal. Iranian cultural convention bans men from shaking hands with unrelated women.




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