Aizaratbek Esenov (R), the 33-year-old civil servant, attends a swimming training at the Triathlon Centre in Bishkek on April 29, 2026. After "basically a whole day of sitting" at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. Esenov and other civil servants star in a government-sponsored show which should prepare them to compete in the amateur Asia Triathlon Cup this autumn, while helping promote a healthy lifestyle and fight obesity among the population. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

A man holds an Iranian flag in front of people holding pre-revolutionary Iranian flags outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags and portraits of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold pre-revolutionary Iranian flags as they protest the Iranian regime outside Carson Sports Park before Iran's training session in Los Angeles on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Iran's midfielder #06 Saeid Ezatolahi takes part in a training session at Carson Sports Park in Carson, California on June 14, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Iran and New Zealand. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)