National Iranian basketball team had the better of South Korea in a final match to win trophy at 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran. The final showdown of the tournament was held on Sunday evening at the 12,000-seat hall of Tehran’s Azadi Sports Complex where Iranian basketballers pulled out a sweeping 77-47 victory over South…
Female Iranian archer Zahra Nemati came first at Women’s Individual Recurve to bring home Iran’s seventh gold medal at 2016 Paralympics. Iran’s Nemati had to overcome a strong Chinese rival Chunyan Wu in the final round of Women’s Individual Recurve – Open before standing on top of the podium. London Paralympic champion Zahra Nemati subdued…
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…
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…
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…
The first national festival of horse show was held in Isfahan, attended by 130 horses and riders from 6 provinces across the country./MNA Related posts: Horse beauty and riding contest held in Arak+Photo The horse riding course started in Golestan The International show jumping competitions began in Tehran + photo
Iran’s representatives have made a winning start to their campaign at the 2016 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship in the Philippines. Iran’s Sarmayeh Bank faced North Korea’s “April-Twenty Five” Sports Club in their first Pool B match at the Asian tournament on Saturday. Coached by Serbian Majda Cicic, the Iranians narrowly lost the opening set…
