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Kimia Alizadeh achieved historic bronze medal in Rio 2016 Olympic +Photo-Video

Kimia Alizadeh achieved historic bronze medal in Rio 2016 Olympic +Photo-Video

Kimia Alizadeh became the first Iranian woman to won an Olympics medal by winning bronze in -57 kg class of taekwondo at Rio 2016. Alizadeh, who is only 18 years old, defeated Sweden Nikita Glasnovic 5-1 on Thursday after winning the repechage match with her Thai rival, Phannapa Harnsujin 14-10. Iranian athlete was defeated by…

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Iran files application to CAS on Salimi’s case in Rio 2016

Iran files application to CAS on Salimi’s case in Rio 2016

Iran’s National Olympics Committee has said it will file an application to CAS about the events during Tuesday’s events in weightlifting competitions in Rio. Kiyoumars Hashemi who is in Rio de Janeiro announced the story on Wednesday; “all experts of weightlifting saw on night of August 16 the scope of bias and partiality of the…

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Ashourzadeh Iranian Taekwondo gold hopeful eliminated in surprise / Photo

Ashourzadeh Iranian Taekwondo gold hopeful eliminated in surprise / Photo

Much vaunted taekwondo star has taken Iranians by surprise of his untimely defeat in the very first round against Moroccan rival he thought was easy to win. Iran’s taekwondo would have been source of hope for the delegation for possible medals; however, on Wednesday, the first section of this hope was squandered only by defeat…

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Iran’s super heavyweight weightlifter Behdad Salimi failed in Rio 2016 / Photo+Video

Iran’s super heavyweight weightlifter Behdad Salimi failed in Rio 2016 / Photo+Video

Iran’s super heavyweight weightlifter Behdad Salimi, while beating the world record in snatch, failed in his three clean and jerk attempts dropping out of Rio Olympics. Men’s over 105 kg weightlifting division in 2016 Summer Olympic Games began on Wednesday at 2:30 AM Tehran time in Pavilion 2 of Riocentro where 11 lifters were competing…

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Rezaei bags bronze medal in 2016 Olympic / Photo

Rezaei bags bronze medal in 2016 Olympic / Photo

Iran’s 98kg athlete Ghasem Rezaei who was a hope for gold medal ended up in Bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling competitions of Rio 2016 games. Ghasem Rezaei who had an Olympics title as a gold medalist in 2012 London games had an off draw in first round. In second round he faced Luillys Pérez from Venezuela…

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Abdevali bags bronze medal in Rio 2016 Olympic

Abdevali bags bronze medal in Rio 2016 Olympic

Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestler Saeid Abdevali in 75kg weight category won the bronze medal match in 2016 Olympics. Abdevali overcame Péter Bácsi of Hungary 3-1 in the semifinals of Men’s Greco-Roman 75 kg and added a bronze to the tally of Iran’s medals. The Iranian wrestler, who had struck on off draw in the first round,…

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Moradi clinches 2nd gold medal for IRAN in Rio 2016

Moradi clinches 2nd gold medal for IRAN in Rio 2016

Iran’s Sohrab Moradi managed to win the title in Men’s 94-kg category of weightlifting event at Rio Summer Olympic Games. Iran had deployed to representatives to the Men’s 94 kg weightlifting encounter at Rio 2016 who lifted weights on Sunday and won a gold medal to take the country to the 21st place in overall medal…

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Abedini Iranian fencer jumps places in world ranking

Abedini Iranian fencer jumps places in world ranking

MNA- Iranian sabre fencer Mojtaba Abedini, who finished fourth in Rio 2016, has climbed to the sixth place in the newest International Fencing Federation rankings. Following the fencing event of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games, the latest ranking was released by the Fédération Internationale d’Escrime (FIE). Accordingly, Iran’s top sabre fencer Mojtab Abedini, who…

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Rostami grabs Iran’s first medal in Rio 2016 Olympics /Photo+Video

Rostami grabs Iran’s first medal in Rio 2016 Olympics /Photo+Video

MNA- Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami won the gold medal in the men’s 85-kg category at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games on August 12, 2016. Kianoush Rostami won Iran’s first medal of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games in the men’s 85-kilogram category and broke his own world record after lifting a total of 396 kilograms. Rostami,…

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IRANIAN women athletes in action at Rio 2016 Olympics

IRANIAN women athletes in action at Rio 2016 Olympics

IRANIAN women athletes participated in archery, shooting, table tennis, rowing, and taekwondo in Rio 2016 Olympics. IRAN with 63 athletes participated in Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Canoeing,Cycling ,Fencing ,Judo, Rowing, Shooting, Swimming, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling.   Related posts: Ashourzadeh Iranian Taekwondo gold hopeful eliminated in surprise / Photo…

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