Iranian boxer wins ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympic
FNA – Featherweight boxer of Team Iran Danial Shahbakhsh managed to defeat his rivals in the Jordanian capital city of Amman on…
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Iranian female athlete bags gold, qualified for Olympics
IRNA – Hamideh Abbasi, Iranian Karateka secured the 48th Iranian quota at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the Austrian Karate-1 Championships to…
Photos: Funeral procession of world’s strongest Paralympic champion
ISNA | Soheil Faraji: The funeral procession of the Iranian two-time Paralympic champion was held in the West Azerbaijan province. The Iranian…
World’s strongest para-lifter dies of heart attack
FNA – Iranian weightlifter Siamand Rahman, who was famous for breaking world records at Paralympics, passed away at the age of 31…
Rostami wins silver in Qatar Intl. Cup 2019
MNA – Iranian lifter Kianoush Rostami won the silver medal of 96kg category at the 2019 edition of Qatar International Cup on…
Iran skiers snatch one gold, 10 other medals in Turkey
IRNA – Iranian skiers won one gold medal and six silver and four bronze medals in Alpine field at international competitions of…
Iran crowned at Junior World Kabaddi C’ship
Press TV – Iran has been crowned in the 1st-ever Junior World Kabaddi Championship, after overwhelming Kenya 42-22 in the final match.…
Iran men’s Greco-Roman wrestling team is world champion in Hungary U23 contests
IRNA – Iranian wrestling team was crowned world champion in Greco-Roman category in U23 Senior World Championships in Hungary. Team Iran won…
Iran judokas reeling as Israeli grip on IJF comes to light
Press TV – Iran’s judo federation has denounced a ban imposed by the International Judo Federation (IJF) on Iranian athletes who refused…
Hassan Yazdani wins gold in World Wrestling Championships
MNA – Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani, who was to face Deepak Punia from India in the 86kg final of the World…
Iran win Asian volleyball championship title
Press TV – Team Iran have been crowned the champions of the 2019 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship, after sweeping aside Australia in…
Photos: Pres. Rouhani meets athletes
ISNA | Rouhollah Vahdati: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held a cordial meeting with athletes late on Saturday.
Rouhani calls for strong presence of Iranian athletes at Tokyo 2020
MNA – I expect Iranian athletes to have a powerful presence at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Iranian President Hassan…
Iranian Paralympic champion shortlisted for Best Powerlifter of 2018
IRNA – Iran’s two-time Paralympic powerlifting champion, Siamand Rahman, has been shortlisted for ‘Best Powerlifter of 2018’ by World Para Powerlifting, a…
Iran Russia’s No 1 rival: Russian wrestling coach
IRNA – Iran is the traditional and number one rival of Russia’s wrestling and its wrestlers in various weight categories who wrestle…
Iranian swimming prodigy to attend Int’l Sports Convention in Switzerland
IRNA – Shahin Izadyar, Persian version of Michael Phelps, will visit Switzerland to attend an International Sports Convention. Along with a team…
Iran makes history by finishing 3rd at Asian Para Games
MNA – Iranian athletes gained a total of 51 gold medals winning 3rd place for their country at 2018 Asian Para Games,…
Iran wins Asian gold medal in wheelchair basketball
IRNA – Iranian men’s wheelchair baskeball team received a gold medal by defeating Japan on Saturday in Asian Para Games 2018 held…
Iranian weight throwers bag gold, silver in Para Asia
IRNA – Iranian weight throwers added another gold and silver to Iran’s medal tally in 2018 Asian Para Games on Wednesday. On…
Iran’s Para Asian medal tally hits 65
IRNA – Iranian sports squad have snatched 65 medals so far in Asian Para Games 2018 held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Iranian sportsmen…
Photos: Leader receives medal winners of 2018 Asian Games
ISNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with medal winners of 2018 Asian Games on Monday. The 18th…
Leader receives medal winners of 2018 Asian Games
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with medal winners of 2018 Asian Games on Monday. The 18th…
Siamand Rahman clinches Para Powerlifting Title
Financial Tribune – World’s strongest man in para powerlifting Siamand Rahman added another gold medal to his chest of honors by winning…
Iran honors top wrestlers of 2018 Asian Games
Press TV – Iran’s Wrestling Federation has held a ceremony in Tehran to honor wrestlers who grabbed 8 medals representing the country…
Ayatollah Khamenei lauds Asian Games medal winners
Tasnim – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei commended the Iranian athletes who won medals at the 2018 Asian…
Iran finishes sixth at Asian Games after winning 62 medals
Tasnim – The Iranian delegation moved down one place to sixth at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. The Iranian delegation had…
2018 Asian Games: Iran ranks 3rd in water polo competitions
IRNA – Iran’s national water polo team defeated China on Saturday in the third place game of the 13th Asian Games to…
Asian Games: Ehsan Haddadi claims Iran’s 19th gold
Tasnim – Discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi took Iran’s 19th gold medal in the 18th Asian Games underway in Indonesia on Wednesday. Haddadi…
Elyas Aliakbari wins Iran’s 18th gold at Asian Games
Tasnim – Kurash athlete Elyas Aliakbari claimed Iran’s 18th gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games on Wednesday. Aliakbari defeated his Tajikistani…
Iran’s women team wins 2018 Asian Games canoe polo championships
ISNA – Iranian women’s team claimed the title at canoe polo championships in 2018 Asian Games underway in Indonesia. Iranian women’s canoe…
Hossein Keyhani claims Iran’s 17th gold at Asian Games
Tasnim – Hossein Keyhani won Iran’s 17th gold medal in the 18th Asian Games on Monday. The Iranian athlete snatched the gold…
Iran’s basketball routs Japan, advances to semifinals
MNA – Iranian men’s national basketball team trounced Japan 93-67 in the quarterfinals of 2018 Asian Games underway in Indonesia and advanced…
Asian Games: Heavy weightlifter Salimi earns Iran’s 16th gold medal
Tasnim – Iran’s Behdad Salimi from Iran claimed a gold medal in the weightlifting men’s +105 kg on Monday. Salimi bade farewell…
Iran female karateka bags silver at Asian Games
IRNA – Iranian female karate fighter Taravat Khaksar in the weight category of -55kg received a silver medal at 2018 Asian Games…
Asian Games: Iran’s Mahdizadeh wins silver in karate
Tasnim – Iranian karateka Amir Mahdizadeh claimed a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games on Sunday. Mahdizadeh lost to Indonesian Rifki…
Ganjzadeh wins 14th gold medal for Iran in Asian Games
MNA – Iranian Karate practitioner Sajad Ganjzadeh has added yet another gold medal to Iran’s tally in the 2018 Asian Games currently…
Photos: Iran’s Sohrab Moradi breaks weightlifting’s oldest world record
Mizan – Sohrab Moradi of Iran broke weightlifting’s longest standing world record on his way to gold in the men’s 94kg class…
Iran shooter Jambozorg wins bronze in Asian Games
Press TV – Iranian shooter Mahlagha Jambozorg has grabbed the bronze medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3-positions event at 2018 Asian…
Saeid Rajabi wins 4th gold medal for Iran in Asian Games
MNA – Iranian taekwondo practitioner Saeid Rajabi has bagged another gold medal for Iran at 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. On Tuesday,…
Photos: Iran’s national flag hoisted in 2018 Asian Games Village
Tasnim | Javid Nikpour: The national flag of Iran was hoisted in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, on Thursday. The flag-raising ceremony…