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London 2012 Paralympics : Iranian Paralympic athlete didnt shake Kate Middleton's hand
- Published_at:2012-09-03
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Oscars2013
- tags: Iranian, Paralympic, athlete, refused, to, shake, Kate, Middleton's, hand, because, she's, woman, Mehrdad Karam Zadeh, Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, Kate is snubbed, Iranian Paralympic athlete, Kate Middleton snubbed, Aled Davies, Chinese, Lezheng Wang, Iran, London 2012 Paralympics, Paralympics, Paralympic Games
- description: "Mehrdad Karam Zadeh" "Duchess of Cambridge" "Kate Middleton" "Kate is snubbed" "Iranian Paralympic athlete" "Kate Middleton snubbed" "Aled Davies" "Chinese" "Lezheng Wang" "Iran" "London 2012 Paralympics" "Paralympics" "Paralympic Games" Iranian Paralympic athlete refused to shake Duchess of Cambridge's hand 'for cultural reasons' at medal ceremony Discus thrower Mehrdad Karam Zadeh clutched his chest after he was presented with his silver medal Iranian cultural convention bans men from shaking hands with unrelated women St. James Palace insisted Kate was warned about the snub beforehand An Iranian athlete refused to shake the Duchess of Cambridge's hand after she presented him with his discus silver medal on Sunday. The Royal was warmly received on the podium by Paralympic GB's gold medal winner Aled Davies and Chinese bronze medallist Lezheng Wang - but when it was Mehrdad Karam Zadeh's turn to step up, the 40-year-old failed to offer a hand to the Duchess, clutching them close to his chest. His decision not to shake hands with the Duchess was likely to have been a result of Iranian cultural convention which bans such contact between unrelated men and women. The Duchess appeared to have been briefed on the situation, because she did not offer her hand either.
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