Iranian Athletes

Two Iranians shortlisted for world best futsal player

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Two world-class Iranian futsal players have been nominated to receive the World Best Player award by Futsalplanet.
2018-12-10 10:55
Karate1-Series A: Poorshab wins 2nd gold for Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Veteran karate practitioner Zabiollah Poorshab snatched the 2nd gold medal for Iran at Karate1-Series A on Sunday, in China.
2018-12-09 17:02
Iranians win 1 gold, 1 bronze at Karate1-series A

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Iranian karate practitioners pocketed one gold and one bronze medal at WKF Karate1-series A, underway in China.
2018-12-09 12:36
Iran wins India at World Junior Table Tennis C’ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – The Iranian boys’ team defeated India and finished 7th at the 2018 World Junior Table Tennis Championships, underway in Australia.
2018-12-04 15:11
Iran advances to quarterfinals of World Junior Table Tennis C’ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian boys team defeated Russia on Monday and advanced to the quarterfinals of 2018 World Junior Table Tennis Championships.
2018-12-03 10:33
Bakhshi snatches gold at World Military Taekwondo C’ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iranian taekwondo practitioner Amir Mohammad Bakhshi won the third gold medal of Iran in 2018 World Military Taekwondo Championships.
2018-12-02 12:02
Iran wins two gold medals at World Military Taekwondo C’ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iranian athletes snatched two gold medals in 2018 World Military Taekwondo Championships, underway in Rio de Janeiro.
2018-12-01 14:44
Grandmaster Khadem among top 20 of FIDE ratings

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iranian woman chess player Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, also known as Khadem, has moved 11 spots up in the latest FIDE (World Chess Federation) ratings, sitting in the 19th place.
2018-12-01 13:09
Alipour tops IFSC World Ranking in 2018

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour seats top at the latest 2018 World Ranking (WR) published by International Federation of Sport Climbing.
2018-11-20 09:56
1 gold, 2 bronze added to Iran’s tally at World Poomsae C’ships

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Poomsae practitioners managed to gain one more gold and two more bronze medals to Iran’s tally on Saturday at 2018 edition of World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Taipei.
2018-11-18 10:26
Iran claims title of team kumite at World Karate C’ships

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Iranian men’s kumite team won the world trophy on Sunday after defeating Turkey in the final match at World Senior Karate Championships.
2018-11-11 17:57
Iranian karatekas bag two bronze medal at World C’ships

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Karate practitioners collected two more bronze medals on Saturday at World Senior Karate Championships, underway in Spain.
2018-11-11 11:14
Iran wins 3 medals at World Karate C’ships

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iranian karate practitioners bagged one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal on Saturday at the World Senior Karate Championships, in Spain.
2018-11-10 20:29
Ganjazdeh to vie for gold at world senior Karate c’ships in Spain

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Karate practitioner Sajjad Ganjzadeh, after defeating an opponent from Russia on Monday, has reached the finals of 24th World Senior Championships underway in Spain.
2018-11-06 22:51
VIDEO: Watch Amir Aliakbari KO’ed by a kid!

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s Amir Aliakbari, mixed martial artist competing in the heavyweight division of ACB who has not been defeated for about two years, has been symbolically knocked out by a kid with disability who had wished to face him.
2018-11-06 13:16
Ghasemi congratulates wushu team on winning world title

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has congratulated the national wushu team on having won the world’s title for the first time in the 9th Sanda World Cup.
2018-10-29 09:20
Iranian practitioners bag 5 gold at Sanda World Cup

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Iranian men and women athletes collected five gold medals at the 9th edition of Sanda World Cup, underway in Hangzhou, China.
2018-10-28 13:14
Iran’s Alipour wins bronze at IFSC World Cup in Xiamen

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour snatched the bronze medal in men’s category at the final stage of 2018 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup tournament in Xiamen, China.
2018-10-28 11:15
VIDEO: Two breathtaking races of Iran’s Alipour at IFCS Worldcup

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour snatched the bronze medal in men’s category on Sunday at 2018 IFSC Climbing Worldcup held in Wujiang, China. Here you can see his two final races in the semifinal and bronze contest.
2018-10-21 18:25
Iran’s Alipour wins bronze at IFC Climbing Worldcup

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour snatched the bronze medal in men’s category at 2018 IFSC Climbing Worldcup held in Wujiang, China.
2018-10-21 09:43
Rouhani congratulates Iranian athletes for stellar Asian Para Games outing

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani has congratulated the national para athletic contingent on raking in 51 gold medals and ranking third at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta.
2018-10-14 11:39
2018 Youth Olympics:

Iran’s Yousefi wins weightlifting gold by great comeback

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian junior weightlifter Alireza Yousefi defeated his Bulgarian rival in a stunning comeback and won the gold medal at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2018-10-14 09:37
Larijani congratulates Iranian athletes for making history at 2018 Asian Para Games

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has congratulated Iranian athletes participating at the 2018 Asian Para Games for making history by winning the third place of the international tournament.
2018-10-13 15:39