IRNA|Mehdi Ghorbani: President Hassan Rouhani honored the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics medalists in a ceremony held here on Saturday.    

MNA President Hassan Rouhani had hailed sports as a parameter of national glory especially in international competitions. Rouhani addressed a ceremony to honor the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics; sports belongs to no particular individual, ethnicity or religion, and all Iranians are affected equally by wins by Iranians in the field, Rouhani ...

IRNA President Hassan Rouhani honored the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics medalists in a ceremony held here on Saturday. The Iranian athletes took part at the 2016 Rio Olympics in 14 fields of Greco-Roman and free-style wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, boxing, shooting, archery, flat-water canoeing, table tennis, cycling, track and field, fencing,...

MNA The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has named its Ones to Watch athletes for Rio Paralympics with Irans female archer Zahra Nemati appearing in the archery section. The global governing body of the Paralympic Movement, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has released the name of athletes in 22 sports fields to look out for during ...

Real Iran- One of the most iconic scenes from the Paralympic Movement this year came from the Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony, where many witnessed Iranian Para archer Zahra Nemati lead her nations delegation into the Maracana Stadium. The scene opened the eyes of many, bringing greater awareness to Para athletes and continuing to inspire a generation ...

Tehran, Oct 22, IRNA - Iranian shooter Sareh Javanmardi has been elected as the Allianz Best Female Athlete of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games for September, completing a double victory for Iran as compatriot powerlifter Siamand Rahman received the Best Male honour last week. According to the official website of the Paralympic Movement, Javanmardi, ...

Iranian national sitting volleyball team defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Paralympic Games final. The Persians beat their arch rival 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 25-21, 25-15) at the Riocentro Pavilion 6 to win their sixth Paralympics medal. The victory marked Irans first Paralympic gold since Beijing 2008, when Iran last beat Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

Tehran, Sept 19, IRNA Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed regret over the sad demise of the Iranian Para-cyclist who died in Brazil during the men's road race on September 17. Signatory In a message to the Iranian team at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, Ayatollah Khamenei expressed sympathy over the sad event....

RIO (Tasnim) - Tributes were paid to Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died on Saturday, at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games closing ceremony. The prestigious event was brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening. Sir Philip Craven, International Paralympic Committee president, said the movement was "united in ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) Ayatollah Khamenei has issued a message of appreciation and congratulation to the athletes who participated in Rio 2016 Paralympics games and acquired several medals. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in his message has praised successes and strogn faith of the Iranian atheletes and has also ...

Bahman Golbarnezhad, an Iranian Para-cyclist, has died following a crash in the men's road race Saturday. He crashed on the downhill slope of the C4-5 classification road race.   By Tasnim News Agency

Irans participation at the Paralympic Games ended with a gold medal in sitting volleyball, which was dedicated to the cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died following a crash 24 hours earlier. Golbarnezhad is the first athlete to die during Paralympic competition, the International Paralympic Committee said, after a crash in Saturdays mens C4/C5 ...

Irans national team of sitting volleyball has been crowned as the gold medalistof Paralympic Games in Brazil. The Iranian outfit managed to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 at Riocentro, Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday, winning the prestigious gold for the sixth time in the Paralympics. Iran won the first, third and fourth sets of the game 25-21,...

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) President Rouhani has expressed his deepest condolences and regret over the death of Iranian Para cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad following an accident in Saturdays road race at theRio 2016 Paralympic Games. The tragic news of the passing away of our beloved cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad in an accident during the Rio Paralympic ...

September 18, The Iran Project Iranians commemoration of Eid al-Adha, IRGC Navy unveil of long-range fast cruising vessel, start of The 48th edition of the Armenian Olympics in Tehran and Irans President Rouhani attendance in NAM summit dominated the countrys media outlets in the past week (Sep 12 Sep 18). Eid al-Adha prayers in Tehran [caption ...

Tehran, Sept 17, IRNA Iran's Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs in a statement released on Saturday criticized politicization of sport by Saudi Arabia. Riyadh has recently complained about carving the name of the 'Persian Gulf' on the clothes worn by the Iranian athletes competing in Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The statement by the ministry suggested ...

Rio de Janeiro, Sept 18, IRNA - Iranian athlete Javid Ehsani Shakib won the Bronze medal in the Men's shot put F57 event at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games. Ehsani Shakib in his sixth attempt threw 14.13 meters at Olympic Stadium in Rio on Saturday. The Chinese athlete Guoshan Wu by throwing 4.42 meters away and Janusz Rokicki from Poland by throwing ...

An Iranian Para-cyclist has died after a crash during the men's C4-5 road race at the Rio Paralympics. The International Paralympic Committee said Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, suffered cardiac arrest after the incident on a "mountainous stretch" of circuit. "The ambulance then diverted to the nearby Unimed Rio Hospital in Barra where he passed away ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian mens national football 7-a-side team collected a silver medal in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On Friday, the Iranian side conceded the title 1-2 to Ukraine after a game at the Deodoro Stadium, press tv reported. The Iranian team had goalkeeper Babak Safari Kourabbasloo, defenders Hashem Rastegari ...

Rio de Janeiro, Sept 16, IRNA Iranian pitcher Mohsen Kaedi took the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F34 division with 33.42 meters. Colombian athlete Mauricio Valencia with 36.65 meters and Chinese pitcher Wang Yanzhang with 34.15 meters ranked the first and second respectively. The 15th edition of Paralympic games officially began in ...