Iranian Athletes

Iran's snooker player defeats UK rival

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian talented snooker player Hossein Vafaei defeated his UK rival Joe Perry in the 2020 English Snooker Open Tournament .
2020-10-15 18:30
Siami elected as new head of Iran's Atheltic Federation

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Hashem Siami has been elected as the new head of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Athletic Federation (IRIAAF).
2020-10-11 15:03
By: Behnam Tofighi

Iran marks 'World Wushu-Kungfu Day'

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – A ceremony on 'World Wushu-Kungfu Day' was held on Saturday in the presence of some Iranian sports officials in Tehran.
2020-08-16 10:44
Iran's Pourrahnama maintains 3rd position in world para-taekwondo

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Iranian para-taekwondo athlete Mahdi Pourrahnama has maintained his third position in the latest world parataekwondo ranking list.
2020-06-29 13:50
VIDEO: Paralympic pays tribute to Siamand Rahman

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Paralympic official website released a video of Siamand Rahman to pay tribute to this Paralympic champion powerlifter who has died aged 31 on Sunday.
2020-03-02 22:00
Iran gains two historic silvers in 2020 gymnastics World Cup

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Iranian athletes on Saturday snatched two silver medals in International Gymnastics Federation World Cup in Melbourne.
2020-02-22 16:15
Iran wins 4 bronze at Karate 1-Premier League in Dubai

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Iranian karatekas received 4 bronze medals in the 2020 Karate 1-Premier League which is underway in Dubai, UAE.
2020-02-16 13:33
Iran U20 finish third at futsal tournament in Thailand

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Iranian men’s U20 team finished third with a total of six points at the SAT International Futsal Championship in Thailand.
2020-02-09 11:40
Iran crowned Asian Nations Cup U-14 Chess Team C’ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Iran chess team won the title of the 2nd Asian Nations Cup Under-14 Team Championship on Wednesday.
2019-12-25 21:49
Iran’s Malaei wins second gold medal at 2019 Asian Rowing Cup

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iranian athlete Nazanian Malaei won her second gold medal in the 2019 Asian Rowing Cup in Pattaya, Thailand.
2019-12-22 11:04
By: Salar Pouyan

Athletes in Mianeh visit quake-hit people

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – On Tuesday, athletes from Mianeh country, East Azerbaijan province, including former world taekwondo champion Yousef Karami, and the captain of national Iranian volleyball team Behnam Mahmoudi, paid a visit to the people, whose villages were destroyed in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake earlier this month.
2019-11-26 23:31
Iran wins bronze in Ju-Jitsu World C’ships

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Ju-Jitsu practitioner Kian Alizadeh gained a bronze medal in the 2019 edition of JJIF World Championships underway in UAE.
2019-11-19 13:07
Iran's Hadipour wins FISU Gala award

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Taekwondo athlete Armin Hadipour won the Best Male Athlete award at the 4th FISU Gala during a glittering ceremony in the historical Italian city that has a long association with university sport.
2019-11-16 13:58
Iran bodybuilding team ranks 1st in UAE C’ship

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iranian bodybuilding team with 11 gold and 3 silver medals ranked the first in the World Bodybuilding Championship held in Fujairah, UAE.
2019-11-10 14:16
Iran finishes vice champion in Asian U-23 Fencing C’ship

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – The Iranian men’s national sabre team has become the vice-champion of 2019 Asian Under 23 Fencing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.
2019-10-28 16:43
Iran ranks 3rd in 2019 Asian Rowing C’ships

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Iranian national team ranked third with two gold and five bronze medals in the 2019 Asian Rowing Championships in South Korea.
2019-10-28 13:23
Iranian Sanda practitioners defend world title in China

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Sanda practitioners gained a total of eight gold medals to defend their world title at the 15th edition of World Wushu Championships held in Shanghai, China.
2019-10-23 12:23
Iran wins bronze medal at Karate 1-Premier League in Russia

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iranian athlete Bahman Asgari won a bronze medal at Karate 1-Premier League in Moscow, Russia.
2019-10-06 15:48
Iran’s Miri snatches silver at 2019 IWF World C’ships

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifter Ali Miri won a silver medal at the 2019 edition of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships on Monday in Thailand.
2019-09-24 14:12
Iranian girl wins gold at 2019 Karate 1-Premier League

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iranian athlete Sara Bahmanyar won the gold medal at 2019 Karate 1-Premier League, Tokyo, Japan.
2019-09-08 12:10
Iranian judoka wins gold at IBSA Judo Asian C’ships

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iranian judoka Reza Gholami won a gold medal at the 2019 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Judo Asian and Oceanian Championships on Friday.
2019-09-07 11:58
Iran ranks 3rd at 2019 WTG

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Iranian team ranked third place at the 2019 World Transplant Games in the UK.
2019-08-25 15:59
Iranian paddlers to participate in World Dragon Boat C’ships

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – A team of Iranian men’s paddlers have departed Tehran for Thailand to take part in the 14th edition of IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships.
2019-08-17 17:25
Iranian girls add two gold to team’s tally: World Cadet Taekwondo C’ships

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian teen fighters grabbed two golds and two silvers in the 2019 edition of World Cadet Taekwondo Championships at Universal Sports Palace in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent.
2019-08-09 19:13
Iran clinches title at 10th Asian Junior Taekwondo C’ships

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Iranian junior taekwondo practitioners grabbed the title of 2019 Asian championship in both boys and girls’ categories.
2019-07-23 11:08
Iran bags two more gold at 2019 Asian Karate C’ships

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iranian karatekas added two gold medals to their tally on Sunday at the 16th edition of Asian Karate Federation Seniors Championship in Tashkent.
2019-07-21 18:59
Iran collects nine medals at 2019 Asian Karate C’ships

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian karatekas snatched nine medals, including three gold, at the 16th edition of Asian Karate Federation Seniors Championship in Tashkent on Saturday.
2019-07-20 19:17
Iran finishes 2019 Summer Universiade with 17 medals

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian athletes earned a total of 17 medals, including seven gold, at the 30th edition of Summer Universiade, underway in Napoli, Italy.
2019-07-14 15:25
By: Mohammad Moheimani

Iranian cadet national golf team training

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Iranian boys cadet national golf team held a training session on Saturday at Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran.
2019-06-23 11:00
Iran’s Savate team leaves Tehran for Tunisia

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – The Iranian National Savate Team will participate at 2019 World Championship Savate Combat, Tunisia.
2019-06-12 14:36