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 […]

JAKARTA– The opening ceremony of 2018 Asian Para Games was held on Saturday in Jakarta where all participating nations held parades. 209 Iranian athletes have participated in the event which will end on Oct. 16.

Persepolis took a massive step towards the 2018 AFC Champions League final after defeating Al Sadd of Qatar 1-0 in the first leg of the semifinals. It came as no surprise to us, however, as Branko Ivankovic has built his team the right way. Ivankovic, known as Professor in Iran, knows his players very well. […]

 Top-seeded Bahman Salemi and Arash Vakili topped an all-Iranian podium at the men-only Bandar Torkaman one-star stop on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour on Friday. This is the first ever gold medal on the Tour for them. While for Vakili it is also the first medal of any kind, Salemi previously won one silver […]