Iran delegation moved one place up to third place at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Iran won 51 gold, 42 silver and 43 bronze medals and were placed third in the overall rankings. Asian heavyweights China came atop of the overall rankings with 172 gold, 88 silver and 59 bronze followed by South […]

Iranian junior weightlifter Alireza Yousefi defeated his Bulgarian rival in a stunning comeback and won the gold medal at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In men’s +85kg category, which was held on Saturday, Yousefi lifted 150kg, 156kg and 162kg in his three attempts in the snacth. This is while Bulgaria’s Hristo Hristov […]

 Iran’s men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams claimed gold and silver medal respectively at the 2018 Asian Para Games on Thursday. The men’s team, six-time Paralympic champions, swept past China in straight sets 25-16, 25-14, 25-15 in the final match at the GBK Tennis Indoor. Kazakhstan claimed the bronze medal after beating Iraq 3-0 (25-22, […]

 Iran’s men’s goalball team defeated China 8-3 in the final game of the third edition of the Asian Para Games on Friday. Iran defended their gold medal in Jakarta after they pummeled China 10-0 in Incheon, South Korea. South Korea won the bronze medal, beating Japan 8-3. Earlier on the day, Iran’s women’s team had […]

 Super heavyweight powerlifter Siamand Rahman completed a remarkable Asian Para Games hat trick of gold medals on Friday. Rahman, the world’s strongest Paralympian, claimed a gold medal at the men’s over 107.00 kg at the Balai Sudirman in Jakarta, Indonesia. Rahman beat his own Asian record by 3.00kg. Rahman had won gold medals at the […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Mahdi Olad from Iran claimed a gold medal at the Men’s Discus Throw F11 of the 2018 Asian Para Games on Wednesday. He snatched the gold medal with a throw of 42.37m. Olad also set an Asian record. Olad had won a gold medal at the Men’s Shot Put F11 on Tuesday. […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Alireza Mokhtari Hamami from Iran earned a gold medal at the Men’s Shot Put F53 of the 2018 Asian Para Games on Wednesday. Mokhtari won the gold with a throw of 8.73m as well as setting an Asian record. Iranian thrower Asadollah Azimi snatched a silver with 8.35. The bronze medal went […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sareh Javanmardi from Iran claimed a gold medal at the P2 – Women’s 10M Air Pistol – SH1 of the 2018 Asian Para Games on Tuesday. Javanmardi defeated her compatriot Samira Eram in the final to win the gold medal with 237.6 points. The bronze medal went to Sarah Al-Shabani from Iraq. […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Rouhollah Rostami claimed a gold medal at the Men’s Up To 72.00kg of the 2018 Asian Para Games on Tuesday. Rostami finished in first place after lifting 229kg. He set a world record as well at this weight category. Iraqi Rasool Mohsin won the silver with 220kg and the bronze medal went […]

The Iranian national football team, known as Team Melli, will face Venezuela in a warm-up match on November 20. The match will be held at the Azadi Stadium. Iran had already defeated Venezuela 1-0 in a friendly match held in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in November 2017 as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. Team […]