Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi broke the world record in the snatch of 94kg category by successfully raising 189 kilograms. In the seventh day of 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, 2016 Olympics champion lifted 185kg in his first move of snatch to secure his first place in the ranking table. Then, as announced before, he attacked […]

Iranian men’s and women’s kabaddi teams were both crowned the champions of Asia after beating South Korea and India in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday. The Iranian national team of men kabaddi defeated South Korea in the final match of the sportive field on Thursday and snatched the gold medal of the 2018 Asian Games underway […]

TEHRAN – Iranian international player Saman Ghoddos joined French football team Amiens from Ostersunds FK. The 24-year-old player has joined Amiens on a five-year contract. Amiens President Bernard Joannin has confirmed the transfer, L’Equipe reported. Amiens paid €4 million to sign Ghoddos. Ghoddos became the first Iranian player to play in France Ligue 1. Ghoddos […]

TEHRAN – Iranian sabre fencer Mojtaba Abedini has announced his retirement from the sport aged 34. Abedini took part in the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a silver medal in the men’s team sabre. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics to become the first Iranian fencer to compete at the Olympics. He also competed […]

TEHRAN – Iranian athletes claimed three more gold medals on Day 5 of the 2018 Asian Games on Thursday. Erfan Ahangarian bagged a gold medal in wushu after defeating Wang Xuetao from China 2-1 in the final match of the Men’s Sanda -60kg. Another wushu practitioner Mohsen Mohammadseifi claimed his third successive gold medal in […]

Iranian Taekwondo practitioners added one silver and one bronze to Iran’s medal tally, rounding it up to 25 medals on Thursday. In the final bout of Men’s -58kg, Iran’s Amir Mohammad Bakhshi was narrowly defeated by the world champion Daehoon Lee from South Korea 10-12 and received the silver medal on Thursday. Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush […]

Iran’s U23 football team lost the round of 16 match to South Korea in 2018 Asian Games. In a Thursday match held at Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Iran was eliminated after losing the game 0-2 to South Korea. Hwang Ui and Seungwoo Lee scored two goals for the East Asian team in 40 and 55 minutes. […]

Women rowers of Iran pocketed one silver and one bronze on the sixth day of 2018 Asian Games. In Women’s Lightweight Quadruple Sculls, the team of Iran, comprised of Maryam Karimi, Mahsa Javar, Nazanin Rahmani, and Maryam Omidi, finished runner-up with the time of 7:04.38 and gained the silver medal. Vietnam snatched the gold with […]

Iranian Wushu athletes in Sanda category pocketed four more medals for their country, including one gold and three silvers, bringing Iran’s medal tally to 24 on the sixth day of the 2018 Asian Games. In Men’s Sanda 70kg category, Mohsen Mohammadseifi defeated China’s Shi Zhanwei 2-0 and snatched his third consecutive gold medal in the […]

Wushu athlete Erfan Ahangarian snatched Iran’s eight gold medal in 2018 Asian Games after having shown great sportsmanship during his semi-final bout against the Indian opponent. Iran’s Wushu athlete Erfan Ahangarian defeated his Chinese opponent 2-1 at the final showdown of Wushu men’s Sanda 60kg event of 2018 Asian Games currently underway in Indonesia. Ahangarian’s […]