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2019-11-20 17:07
Iran football deserve to advance to Olympics: Masoud Soltanifar
TEHRAN - Sports and Youth Minister Masoud Soltanifar insists that Iran football team must qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.
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2019-11-15 00:18
Ex-Iran taekwondoka auctions his Olympic medal for Iran quake victims
TEHRAN – Former Iran Olympic medal winner Yousef Karami has put his medal up for auction to raise money for the victims of earthquake.
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2019-11-06 15:00
Iran to celebrate National Paralympic Day
TEHRAN - Iran will celebrate the 12th National Paralympic Day on Nov. 13 across the country with participation of about 60,000 students with physical and vision impairments.
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2019-11-02 19:22
Iran’s women to compete in Olympic 3x3 basketball qualifiers
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s team will be slotted in Pool B of the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) that will has three tickets to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at stake.
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2019-10-22 20:32
Iran banned from world judo
The International Judo Federation imposed an indefinite ban on Iran’s team on Tuesday.
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2019-10-07 18:19
Iran U23 football team announced
TEHRAN – Newly-appointed coach Hamid Estili has invited 35 players to Iran U23 football team on Monday.
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2019-10-02 18:13
Iranian assistant referee Sokhandan bids farewell
TEHRAN – Iranian international assistant referee Reza Sokhandan announced his retirement on Wednesday.
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2019-09-30 14:46
Iran look for first ever FIVB World Cup podium
TEHRAN – Iran, who have never won a medal at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Cup, will start the campaign on Tuesday with a match against the tournament’s most decorated team Russia.
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2019-09-23 17:14
Time to change Iran volleyball main squad
TEHRAN - Iran national volleyball team are going to take part in the 2019 FIVB World Cup with their main players while experts are worried about consequences of Igor Kolakovic’s decision to use the same squad in successive events.
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2019-09-14 15:46
By Masoud Hossein
Iran U23 football team in danger of not qualifying for Olympics
TEHRAN – The war of words between Iran U23 football coach Farhad Majidi and Akbar Mohammadi, head of youth committee of Iran Football Federation, has put Iran U23 football team in real danger of not qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games.
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2019-09-13 22:39
Iran ease past Sri Lanka at Asian Volleyball C’ship
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Sri Lanka in straight sets (25-15, 25-17, 25-23) at the 2019 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship at the 12,000-seater Azadi Sports Complex here on Friday.
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2019-08-03 19:03
Fencer Abedini hungry to win gold at 2020 Tokyo
TEHRAN – Iranian sabre fencer Mojtaba Abedini is going to win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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2019-07-21 14:58
Igor Kolakovic names Iran squad for Olympic qualification
TEHRAN – Iran national volleyball team head coach Igor Kolakovic has announced his 13-man team for the 2019 FIVB Men's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament.
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2019-07-17 13:47
Alireza Dabir elected Iran wrestling president
TEHRAN – Olympics gold medal winner Alireza Dabir was named as new president of Iran Wrestling Federation for the next four years.
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2019-07-16 17:25
Iran’s Moradi wins silver at World Para Powerlifting Championships
TEHRAN – Nader Moradi from Iran claimed a silver medal at the Nur-Sultan 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Tuesday.
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2019-07-14 15:29
Iran need to battle for Olympic berth: Nikkhah Bahrami
TEHRAN – Iran forward Samad Nikkhah Bahrami says that they will do their best to book the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games berth but it will not be an easy task.
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2019-07-07 16:14
Olympic medal winner Parviz Jalayer passes away
TEHRAN – Former Iran weightlifter Parviz Jalayer died at the age of 80 on Saturday.
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2019-06-28 13:17
Taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh ready to fight
TEHRAN - Iranian taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh has recovered from foot injury.
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2019-04-23 15:01
Iranian shooter Najmeh Khedmati earns quota place for Tokyo 2020
TEHRAN – Iranian female shooter Najmeh Khedmati earned a quota place for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday.
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2019-04-22 18:28
Poupak Basami the first woman to represent Iran at Asian Weightlifting Championships
TEHRAN - Poupak Basami wrote her name into the history book as the first Iranian woman who participated in the Asian Weightlifting Championships.
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2019-04-10 15:05
Bagheri Motamed announces retirement from taekwondo
TEHRAN – Olympic silver medalist Mohammad Bagheri Motamaed on Wednesday announced that the time came for him to announce retirement from taekwondo.
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2019-04-10 00:24
Iran beaten by Chinese Taipei in AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers
TEHRAN - Chinese Taipei cruised past Iran to seal their ticket to Round 3 of the AFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar.
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2019-04-07 19:37
Iran ready to book a place at Olympic Games: Maryam Azmoun
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s football team coach Maryam Azmoun says they are ready to beat Chinese Taipei to make their Olympic Games dream come true.
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2019-03-16 14:47
Arash Miresmaeili elected as Iran’s Judo Federation chief
TEHRAN - Dual world featherweight judo champion Arash Miresmaeili has been elected as new president of Iran’s Judo Federation on Saturday.
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2019-02-16 12:34
Nasrollah Sajjadi named Iran’s Chef de Mission for 2020 Tokyo
TEHRAN – Nasrollah Sajjadi was on Thursday named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games.
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2018-08-27 15:27
Behdad Salimi happy to bid farewell to weightlifting with gold
TEHRAN – Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Behdad Salimi is so happy to announce his retirement from the sport with a gold medal.