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2021-07-17 14:41
Iran 12th in latest FIBA power rankings
TEHRAN – Iran national basketball team have been ranked 12th among the 12 countries that will be featuring at the 2020 Olympics.
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2021-07-14 15:00
Hamed Amiri withdraws from Tokyo Paralympics due to injury
TEHRAN – Iranian thrower Hamed Amiri will miss 2020 Paralympic Games after suffering a back arm injury.
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2021-07-11 16:46
Iran hopes for 28 medals at 2020 Paralympics
TEHRAN - Iranian Chef de Mission Hadi Rezaei predicts their Para athletes will win 28 medals in the pandemic-delayed Paralympics.
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2021-06-20 11:24
Iran basketball depart for Japan
TEHRAN – Iran national basketball team will play Japan three friendly matches as part of preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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2021-05-18 14:12
No guarantee to win medal at Tokyo: Alekno
TEHRAN - Iran national volleyball team head coach Vladimir Alekno says that there is no guarantee they will climb the podium at this year’s Olympic Games.
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2021-05-13 04:32
Iran wheelchair basketball team drawn in Group of Death: Tokyo 2020
TEHRAN – Iran have been drawn in Group of Death in the men’s wheelchair basketball tournament at Tokyo 2020.
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2021-04-26 13:00
VNL a preparatory competition for Olympics: Alekno
TEHRAN - Iran volleyball national team head coach Vladimir Alekno says that 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League could be a preparatory competition for the Tokyo 2020.
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2021-04-19 14:07
Hassan Yazdani just wants gold at Tokyo Olympics
TEHRAN – Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani says that he participated in the Asian Championships as part of preparation for the 2020 Tokyo, where he just wants to win a gold medal.
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2021-04-16 14:52
Vladimir Alekno to arrive in Tehran on Sunday
TEHRAN – National Volleyball Team head coach Vladimir Alekno will travel to Tehran, Iran on Sunday.
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2021-04-12 15:45
By Farrokh Hesabi
Iran has secured 58 spots for Tokyo 2020 so far
TEHRAN - A total of 58 Olympic berths have been secured by Iranian athletes in 12 sports so far, and there are still more spots to grab for the country at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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2021-04-12 01:26
Freestylers win two gold and one silver in Asian qualifying
TEHRAN – Yones Emami at the 74kg and Mohammadhossein Mohammadian at the 97kg won two gold medals at the Asian Olympic qualifying tournament while Amirmohammad Yazdani claimed a silver at the 65kg on Sunday.
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2021-04-11 17:23
Saei steps down as Iran’s taekwondo technical director
TEHRAN – Hadi Saei stepped down from his role as technical director of Iran’s taekwondo national team.
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2021-04-11 15:37
Iran claims three wrestling berths at Tokyo 2020 Asian qualifier
TEHRAN – Iranian wrestling freestylers secured three more berths at the Asian Olympic qualification tournament in Almaty in Kazakhstan.
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2021-03-30 00:31
Para canoeist Behrouzi Rad eyes Paralympics gold
TEHRAN –Para canoeist Shahla Behrouzi Rad is going to become the first Iranian para athlete to win a gold medal in the sport in Paralympic Games.
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2021-03-14 14:28
Iran’s slogan at Tokyo 2020 revealed
TEHRAN – Iran’s slogan ahead of the Tokyo Games is “All for Iran”.
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2020-12-21 17:42
Para athletes’ health, our priority: Khosravi Vafa
TEHRAN - Head of Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa said that protecting the health of the Para athletes is a top priority for them.
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2020-12-05 17:18
Saeid Marouf returns to China
TEHRAN – Iranian setter Saeid Marouf has returned to China to join his volleyball club Beijing BAIC Motor.
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2020-11-08 18:39
Iran’s super heavyweight Davoudi eyes podium at Tokyo 2020
TEHRAN – Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Ali Davoudi says that he has a chance to win a medal at Tokyo 2020.
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2020-09-29 17:37
Shahintab to lead Iran basketball at Tokyo Olympics
TEHRAN – Mehran Shahntab will lead Iran national basketball team at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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2020-08-17 13:17
Mohammad Tabe appointed Iran’s NPC secretary general
TEHRAN – Mohammad Tabe was named secretary general of Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) on Monday.
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2020-07-21 16:54
Olympics' postponement a blessing for Sohrab Moradi
TEHRAN – Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi says that the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics could be a blessing in disguise for him.
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2020-04-20 18:47
Meeting held on appointment of coach for Iran volleyball
TEHRAN - In an effort to find the best option for Iran national volleyball team, the officials of Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF) came together on Monday.
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2020-03-23 12:36
IOC considers postponing Olympics for a year
The Tokyo Olympics are going to happen — but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned.
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2020-03-14 15:22
Wheelchair basketball teams for Paralympics finalized
TEHRAN - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has announced the name of 12 participating teams at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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2020-03-05 16:45
Iran’s Abbasali undergoes successful ACL injury
TEHRAN – Iranian karate athlete Hamideh Abbasali had successful surgery on her knee on Thursday.
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2020-03-02 15:49
World's strongest Paralympian Rahman laid to rest
TEHRAN - The strongest ever Paralympian Siamand Rahman, who died of a heart attack at the age of 32 on Sunday, was laid to rest in his hometown Oshnavieh, West Azarbaijan Province.
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2020-03-02 15:27
Iranian karateka Abbasali likely to miss out Olympics
TEHRAN - Hamideh Abbasali of Iran will likely miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after suffering a knee injury at the Karate 1-Premier League event in Salzburg, Austria on Sunday.
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2020-03-02 01:38
Paralympic lost a true gentle giant: Andrew Parsons
TEHRAN - The International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has expressed his shock and deepest condolences at the passing of Iran’s two-time Paralympic champion powerlifter Siamand Rahman and said IPC has lost a true gentle giant.
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2020-02-28 23:21
Sohrab Moradi snatches gold at West Asian C’ship
TEHRAN – Sohrab Moradi seized a gold medal at the 96kg at the West Asian Weightlifting Championship in Dubai, the UAE.
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2020-02-18 17:26
Iran water polo in shock over FINA’s decision
TEHRAN – Iran Swimming Federation still is in shock after International Swimming Federation (FINA) introduced Kazakhstan as Asia’s water polo representative in the 2020 Olympic Games.
