🔺 Hadi Chopan: During the war, I traveled 9 kilometers on foot with a suitcase to return to Iran. 🔸 I could never stay in the US longer than the day of the competition. 🔸 I paid an extra 700 dollars to return to Iran sooner during the war. 🔸 If my fellow countryman was to be under missiles and killed, I should have been there too. 🔸 I feel dishonorable when I am not with my compatriots. 🔸 I walked back to my country with a suitcase for 8 kilometers before the Iran border. 🔸 I was so exhausted returning to Iran that I couldn't turn my suitcase around. 🔸 I expected no gratitude from anyone. 🔸 Anything that harms my homeland harms me as well. 🔸 I cannot live away from Iran.
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