Persepolis Advances to Hazfi Cup Semifinals
Persepolis defeated Azadegan League team Shahrdari Mahshahr 2-0 and booked a place in Iran’s Hazfi Cup semifinals.
Iranian Skiers Snatch in Turkey Collect 7 Medals
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian skiers won one gold medal, six silver, and four bronze medals in Alpine field at the international competitions in Turkey. The event was held in Palandöken Ski Resort on Palandöken Mountain in Erzurum and finally, 24 medals were distributed among athletes. In the Iranian skiers, men’s slalom edition in Turkey, […]
Iran lifters Earn two medals at Qatar Cup
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran lifters, Kianoush Rostami and Ali Miri won silver and bronze medals respectively at the 6th edition of Qatar Weightlifting International Cup on Sunday. Qatar’s weightlifting star Fares Ibrahim Hassouna won the title after hoisting a total of 404kg in the 96kg category after lifting 176kg in snatch and 226kg in […]
Iranian Women Grab Medals at 2019 Belt Wrestling
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Fatemeh Fattahi and Zahra Yazdani, two Iranian women wrestlers claimed two medals at the 2019 Belt Wrestling World Championships on Saturday. One of the Iranian women Fattahi lost to Meerim Momunova from Kyrgyzstan in the final match of the 60kg at Belt Wrestling. Yazdani also won a bronze medal at the […]
Nazanin Molaei grabs second gold medal at 2019 Asian Rowing Cup
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian athlete Nazanin Molaei won her second gold medal in the 2019 Asian Rowing Cup in Pattaya, Thailand. Nazanin Molaei gained the gold medal in the final of lightweight single sculls at 2019 Asian Rowing Cup on Sunday. The rowers from Kazakhstan and Vietnam came second and third, respectively. She also […]
12 Iranian Athletes Banned for Doping
Iran's National Anti-Doping Headquarters (NADO) has issued final decrees for its doping athlete, which has been approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Mehdi Taj Meets QFA President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa
President of Iran Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, and President of Qatar Football Association (QFA) Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani held a meeting in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.
Nasirshalal gets London 2012 gold after Ukrainian lifter disqualified
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Navab Nasirshalal is expected to receive the men’s 105kg gold medal of London 2012 Olympics after the Ukrainian lifter who had won the gold was confirmed disqualified by the International Olympics Committee (IOC). In a Thursday statement, IOC announced that “Oleksiy TOROKHTIY, 33, of Ukraine, competing in the men’s 105kg […]
Nominees to Coach Iran Include Branko
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) President Mehdi Taj said that Branko Ivankovic is one of the nominees to coach and take charge of the Iran team. Marc Wilmots left his role in early December as coach of the Iran national team, just seven months after replacing Carlos Queiroz at […]
Iran U23 football hold training camp in Doha
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s U23 football team is going to hold a training camp in Qatar’s Doha before departing for the 2020 AFC U23 Championship. The Iran U23 football team training camp is planned to hold a friendly match against a club in Doha on Dec. 25 before having another friendly against Qatar U23 […]