Ex-Iran weightlifter Daniel Gevargiz dies

TEHRAN – Former Iran national team weightlifter Daniel Gevargiznejad passed away on Friday.

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.

By Masoud Hossein

Football to be missed by fans

TEHRAN – Football leagues are being cancelled one after another due to Covid-19 outbreak and it’s not easy to believe for a football fan who enthusiastically waits for weekend to watch his favorite team’s match. It’s chaotic.

Iranian boxer Shahbakhsh dreams of winning Olympics medal

TEHRAN – Iranian boxer Danial Shahbakhsh is going to write his name into history book by winning a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Sport victim of coronavirus outbreak

TEHRAN – Sport has always been one of the strongest weapon to fight disease but newly discovered coronavirus is going to kill it.

Iran win six medals at Karate 1-Premier League

TEHRAN – Iranian athletes claimed six medals at the Karate 1-Premier League event in Dubai, the UAE.

Taftian to begin Olympics preparations in Paris

TEHRAN – Iranian sprinter Hassan Taftian will begin his preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, capital of France.

Indonesia edge Iran's women volleyball at Olympics qualification

TEHRAN - Indonesia edged past Iran in a five-set thriller 3-2 (25-21, 25-15, 21-25, 22-25, 15-12) in their last match of the AVC Women’s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification tournament at Chatchai Hall in Nakhon Ratchasima on Thursday.

Korea beat Iran’s women volleyball at Olympics qualification

TEHRAN – Korea eased past Iran in straight sets (25-15, 25-9, 25-19) in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand at the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament on Wednesday.

Nation commemorates legendary wrestler Takhti

TEHRAN - It’s been 52 years since the death of Iranian legendary wrestler Gholamreza Takhti, and each year, a group of advocates commemorate the day.

Friendly: Indonesia U23 beat Iran U23

TEHRAN - Iran U23 football team lost to Indonesia 2-1 in a friendly match held at the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, Bogor, West Java on Saturday.

Time to re-enforce fight against apartheid via sports

As the International Judo Federation imposed a ban on Iran’s judo, it’s now time to take a closer look at the incident.

Iran U23 defeat Australia in friendly

TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team defeated Australia 2-1 in a friendly match in Doha, Qatar on Monday.

Iran beaten by Brazil at FIVB World Cup

TEHRAN – Iran suffered a 3-1 (25-27, 25-21, 27-25, 25-22) loss against Brazil at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Cup on Sunday.

Iran too strong for Qatar at Asian Volleyball C’ship

TEHRAN – Iran swept aside Qatar in straight sets (25-18, 25-15, 25-17) at the 2019 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship at the 12,000-seater Azadi Sports Complex here on Saturday.

Iran win two more medals at World Taekwondo Grand Prix

TEHRAN – Iranian taekwondo athletes claimed two more medals at the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix on Saturday.

Mirhashem Hosseini seizes gold in World Taekwondo Grand Prix final

TEHRAN - Iran's Asian Games champion Mirhashem Hosseini won a gold medal at the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix on Friday.

Iran star Haddadi happy of making it back to the Olympics again

It's been 11 years since Iran's last Olympic dream was realized, and after more than a decade they are back in the quadrennial event.

Iranian referee Alireza Faghani plans to move to Australia

TEHRAN - Iranian international football referee Alireza Faghani is going to migrate to Australia with his family.

S. Korea too strong for Iran at Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship

TEHRAN – Iran started the 20th Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 defeat to hosts South Korea on Sunday.

Iran’s sports museum opens in Tehran

TEHRAN – Iran’s sports museum was inaugurated in National Olympic Committee headquarters in Tehran on Monday.

Iran’s NOC secretary general Shahnazi arrested

TEHRAN - Shahrokh Shahnazi, secretary general of Iran's National Olympic Committee, has been arrested over allegations of financial misconduct.

Zlatko Kranjcar sacked as Iran U23 football coach

TEHRAN - Zlatko Kranjcar has been fired as head coach of Iran U23 football team on Sunday after one year in charge.

President Rouhani expects Iranian athletes to shine at Tokyo 2020

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani says that the Iranian athletes can make their nation proud and happy at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 unveils Olympic and Paralympic mascot images

Tokyo 2020 has unveiled images of the Olympic mascot Miraitowa and Paralympic mascot Someity in a variety of poses, each representing one of the 33 Olympic and 22 Paralympic sports.

Iran marks Jahan Pahlevan Takhti’s 51st death anniversary

TEHRAN – The Iranian top sports officials, athletes and fans marked the 51st death anniversary of legendary wrestler Jahan Pahlavan Takhti.

Thomas Bach welcomes Iran’s NOC President Salehi Amiri

TEHRAN – Reza Salehi Amiri, President of Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), was warmly received by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Elaheh Ahmadi replaces Kimia Alizadeh as Iran flag bearer

TEHRAN – Iranian shooter Elaheh Ahmadi has been chosen to replace Kimia Alizadeh as the country’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony for the 2018 Asian Games, the country’s National Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.

Iran’s Hadadi wins bronze in IAAF Diamond League

TEHRAN – Ehsan Hadadi of Iran claimed a bronze medal in the 2018 IAAF Diamond League in Rome, Italy on Thursday.

Olympics committee apologies to Iran over Samsung 'misunderstanding'

Pyeongchang Olympic organizers said they had apologized to Iran on Friday after a diplomatic furor over its athletes being denied special Samsung phones issued for the Games.