Thomas Bach welcomes Iran’s NOC President Salehi Amiri
Reza Salehi Amiri, President of Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), was warmly received by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. In the meeting, Bach praised the rise of women’s sport in Iran and expressed delight at the involvement of young people in sports. Bach also pointed to […]
Rahimi named Iran’s Chef de Mission for 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Asghar Rahimi has been named as Iran’s Chef de Mission for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games is the third edition of the Summer Youth Olympics, a major international sports in which culture and education are also of great importance, are due to be celebrated […]
Junior futsal team likely to face Thailand, Brazil in friendly before Olympics
TEHRAN – Iran national Junior futsal team will probably hold friendly matches against Thailand and Brazil in preparation for Junior Olympics games. Iran’s national junior Futsal team coach, Ali Sanei, said that they have applied for several friendly matches before Junior Olympics Games. In relation to the applications they have submitted so far for friendly […]
National skier books berth at Winter Olympics 2018
TEHRAN– Sattar Seid, a member of Iranian national skiing team, managed to earn a quota to 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Head of Alborz Alpine Skiing Committee, Sadegh Kalhor, said the Iranian skier scooped up a total of 60 points and was qualified for the Winter Olympics. “Sattar Seid also occupied fourth and fifth […]
Iranian Skier Forough Abbasi Carries Winter Olympic Torch
TEHRAN – Iranian alpine skier Forough Abbasi carried Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 in Seoul, capital of South Korea on Saturday. The Olympic Torch Relay will reach its conclusion at the Opening Ceremony of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on 9 February next year. The Olympic flame will be transported across […]
Sara Khademalsharieh named Iran’s flag-bearer in 2017 Indoor Games
Chess player Sarasadat Khademalsharieh will be Iran’s flag-bearer in the Ashgabat 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. The competition will take place between September 17 and 27 in Turkmenistan’s capital. Khademalsharieh will bear Iran’s flag in the opening ceremony at the newly built Olympic Stadium in Ashgabat. All 45 member countries of the Olympic […]