Tasnim Discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi took Irans 19th gold medal in the 18th Asian Games underway in Indonesia on Wednesday. Haddadi won the gold medal with a throw of 65.71 meters. Iraqi Dagher Al Saamah Mustafa Kadhim claimed the silver with 60.09 meters and bronze medal went to Eissa Zankawi from Kuwait. Iranian athletes have already won ...

RIO (Tasnim) Holder of the London Olympic silver medal Ehsan Hadadi failed to qualify in the men's discus throw in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Hadadi managed to throw 60.15 meters in Group B on Friday. The qualifying mark for the 18 shot putters in Group B was to achieve a throw of 65.50 meters or at least the 12 best performers advanced to the ...

Iranian newspapers on October 1sthailed the strong showing of Iranian athletes in the Asian Games which makes the likelihood of Iran claiming the fourth spot in the overall standings of the event all the more stronger. Remarks by President Hassan Rouhani that Blind sanctions should be removed were at the center of another story which dominated the ...

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Tehran, Sept 30, IRNA - Asian record holder Ehsan Haddadi has snatched the men's discus throw gold medal title for Iran at the 7th Asian Games 2014 in Incheon, South Korea on Tuesday. Haddadi threw a best of 65.11 meters to grab the first title. The 17th Asian Games in Incheon are underway from September 19 to October 1, 2014. Irans squad consists ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi bagged the silver medal in the Diamond League 2013 in Sweden. The Iranian finished in second place with a throw of 63.64m in the Diamond League in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Piotr Malachowski of Poland won the gold medal with 65.86m. The Diamond League is an annual series of fourteen ...