TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) Kioomars Hashemi was elected as the tenth President of the Irans National Olympic Committee (NOC) on Monday. Hashemi succeeds Mohammad Aliabadi, who replaced Reza Gharakhanloo in October 2008. In the presidential elections of National Olympic Committee (NOC), held at the National Olympic and Paralympic Academy of Iran,...

TEHRAN,Iran Iran is hoping to join wrestlings major powers to stop efforts to cut the ancient sport from the 2020 Olympic Games. Mohammad Aliabadi, the head of Irans National Committee of Olympic, is quoted by Irans official IRNA news agency on Thursday as calling the decision by the IOC executive board very serious. He adds, Resorting to help ...

Iran is hosting the 21st edition of the international indoor athletics championships commemorating the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The opening ceremony of the sports event took place at Tehrans Aftab-e Enghelab Sports Complex on Thursday, and was attended by the Head of the Physical Education Organization of Iran Mohammad Aliabadi, ...