Iran’s Siamand Rahman wrote his name into the history books after doing what no man had ever done before – he cleared the bar at 310kg in the men’s over 107kg, setting a new world record and claiming his second consecutive Paralympic gold. Rahman won gold at London 2012 with a 280kg lift. According to…
The International show jumping two stars (CSI2) started with jumpers from Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Iran on Wednesday in a Tehran. This competition until Friday (26 September) will continue. Hadi Saei the Iranian Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo participated in the show jumping competitions. Hadi has a big horse club in west of…
The Armenian Orthodox primate of the diocese of Tehran, Archbishop Sebuh Sarkisian as well as Armenian ambassador to Iran, Iranian ambassador to Armenia and a number of well-known Armenian athletes were present in the opening ceremony. President of Iran National Olympic Committee Kiumars Hashemi was also among the participants of the ceremony. During the 10-day…
The 18th Iran Cinema Celebration has been held in the oldest District of the Tehran. The celebration was organized by the House of Cinema NGO (Khane Cinema) to honor Iranian cinema artists and filmmakers on September 12. The festival hosted the citizens, cinema lovers, and renowned artists in Mashq Sq., located between Imam Khomeini St….
Tourist Review The red clay village Abyaneh and Kashan By, Andri Wilberg Orrason: There are many old historical mountain villages in Iran, where the clock seem to tick slower then in the bigger cities. We decided to visit one of them, Abyaneh, often referred to as the Red Village for its red mud brick…
Iran’s women’s volleyball squad defeated Taiwan’s team 3-0 at the Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship which was held in the Philippines on Wednesday. The 17th edition of the tournament continued on the third day in the Philippines where Iran’s Sarmayeh Bank overwhelmed T. Grand of Chinese Taipei 3-0 in a Pool B encounter. This marked…
Failed to deliver a goal, the national football team of Iran and the Chinese national football team left the pitch with a scoreless draw at Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium on Tuesday 06 September 2016. IRAN vs China, World cup 2018 qualification, Photo: Farshad Abbasi The second day of the games for the third round…
French parliamentarian upbeat with fresh Tehran-Paris cooperation President of French National Assembly Claude Bartolone said on Wednesday that his visit to Tehran indicates fresh round of cooperation between Iran and France in light of nuclear agreement. Larijani, Bartolone discuss terrorism, bilateral ties Iran’s Parliament speaker has received President of French National Assembly before a joint…
Elaheh Mansourian Iran’s girl athlete in minus 56 kilogram category, won gold medal after beating her contestant from China in Taiwan. Mansourian was named the first Iranian woman athlete to beat China’s athlete in the Asian games. The Ninth Asian Wushu Championship opened in Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday.Athletes from 20 countries have participated in the…
Ardabil Province attracts a large number of tourists due to its favorable cool weather. The northwestern province has natural wonders, historical monuments, many tourist attractions as well as scores of mineral water springs. Fandoqlou Forest It is the largest hazelnut hub of the country and annually hosts tens of thousands of visitors. Neor Lake…
