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EXCLUSIVE : A coalition of athletes penned a letter condemning the Iranian regime for its death sentence of boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, Fox News Digital has learned.

The signees include women's sports activist Riley Gaines , women's tennis legend Martina Navratilova, U.S. Olympic gold medalist swimmer Nancy Hogshead, UK Olympic medalist swimmer Sharron Davies, U.S. Olympian cyclist Inga Thompson, U.S. ultrarunner Carilyn Johnson and others.

The letter calls for the United Nations , international sports federations, and world governments to intervene to prevent Vafaei Sani's sentence.

"We, athletes and sports figures from around the world, strongly condemn the Iranian regime’s decision on 4 October 202

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