Medal Winners

Four Iranian students win medals at Intl. biology Olympiad

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Iranian biology students won four colorful medals at the 30th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2019) which was held on 14-21 July 2019 in Szeged, Hungary.

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.

Iranian powerlifters snatch silver, bronze at 107kg

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iranian powerlifters at 107kg Group A category finished second and third at the 2018 Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championships in Japan’s Kitakyushu.

Iranian computer scientists bag 4 medals at IOI 2018

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s brightest young computer scientists took home four medals after competing at the 2018 International Olympiad in Informatics in Japan.

Rouhani extends gratitude to all Iranian athletes in 2018 Asian Games

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – In a message issued on Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed his gratitude to all Iranian sports people who took part in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

Taekwondokas seize 2 more medals for Iran at Asian Games

JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Taekwondo practitioners added one silver and one bronze to Iran’s medal tally, rounding it up to 25 medals on Thursday.

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Sanda practitioners add 4 more medals to Iran's tally

JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (MNA) – 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.

Iran finishes runner-up at 2018FISU World University Karate C’ship

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The Iranian karate team finished runner-up at the 11th FISU World University Karate Championship in Japan by collecting two gold, four silver and five bronze medals.

Iran bags 7 medals at 2018 FISU World University Karate C’ship

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – On the last day of the 11th FISU World University Karate Championship currently underway in Japan, the Iranian squad managed to collect one gold, two silver, and four bronze medals in the men and women’s categories.

Iran bags 6 medals at Tunis para athletics C’ship

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – The Iranian squad have so far collected six medals including three gold, one silver and two bronze, on the first day of the 12th Tunis International Meeting in the African country.

Iran crowned at 2018 world Karate 1 Premier League

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – On the last day of the 2018 world Karate 1 Premier League, the Iranian karate practitioners collected three gold medals to win the first place with 12 medals.

Iranian judoka wins gold in Düsseldorf Grand Slam

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Iranian men's under 81 kg judoka Saeid Mollaei grabbed gold medal in Düsseldorf Grand Slam after he threw for ippon against Alpha Oumar Djalo from France.

Iran bags 17 medals at Asian Indoor Athletics C’ships

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – The female and male athletes of Iran national team have so far won 17 medals, including 3 gold ones, at the 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran.

Iranian wrestler’s bout among GR Matches of Year

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – UWW has announced the top three Greco-Roman matches from 2017 which include two age-level bouts and a bronze medal match from the 2017 World Championship competed by Iran’s Geraei.

Iranian karateka win title at Asian event

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – An Iranian karate squad offered awe-inspiring athletic performances to stand atop Central Asia Karate Championships in Uzbekistan.

Iran aces Asia Zurkhaneh, Palahvani Wrestling C’ship

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Iranian wrestlers managed to claim title at the 2017 Asia Zurkhaneh and Palahvani Wrestling Championship held in the Philippines.

Iranian skier bags silver at Erzurum event

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Mohammad Kiadarbandsari brought home one silver medal for the Iranian caravan at the international alpine skiing event underway in Erzurum of Turkey.

Iran lands 3rd at World Youth Chess Olympiad

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – National Iranian chess squad overcame Belarus to stand in the third place overall at FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2017 in India.

Two skiers win title at Erzurum campaign Day 1

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Two Iranian skiers managed to win gold medals on the first day of international alpine skiing event underway in Erzurum of Turkey.

IWF C’ships:

Hashemi adds one gold to Iran’s tally

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Iranian weightlifter Ali Hashemi has been brilliant to clinch 2 gold medals of the 105kg category at the 2017 IWF World Weightlifting Championships underway in the US.

Kurash wrestlers collect 5 medals at World C’ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – National Iranian kurash squad managed to earn three silver and two bronze medals at the XI World Kurash Senior Championships in Turkey.

Iran’s Moradi sets two new world records

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Iranian 2016 Olympic champion, Sohrab Moradi, set new World Records in Men’s 94kg division of 2017 Weightlifting World Championships with a total of 417kg.

Iran finishes Judo Grand Prix with 2 medals

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – The final stage of 2017 Judo Grand Prix came to an end in the Netherlands with the Iranian outfit collecting two bronze medals.

Iran ups medal tally to 7 at World Kung Fu Champs.

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Iranian athletes managed to win three more medals on Fri., the second day of the 7th World Kung Fu Championships (WKFC) in China, rounding up their medal tally to seven so far.

Iran wins title at Shotokan Karate-do C’ship

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Iranian karate practitioners performed outstanding athletic skills and became champions at WSKF Shotokan Karate-do tournament in the Armenian capital.

Iranian weightlifter clinches gold in Asian Cup

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Rahman Uramheh of Iran won gold in 94kg category of Asian Cup & Asian Inter-Club Weightlifting Championships underway in South Korea.

Tehran hosts intl. Roller Skiing event

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – For the first time ever, the Iranian capital played host to an international Roller Skiing tournament from October 29-30.

Iran among 5 top karate teams

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Young Iranian karate practitioners collected two gold, two silver and six bronze medals to land fifth overall at 2017 World Junior, Cadet and U21 Championships.