olympics

2019-09-14 19:56

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.

2019-09-14 18:17

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.

2019-09-13 18:40

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.

2019-09-10 09:48

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.

2019-09-07 13:08

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.

2019-08-18 12:08

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.

2019-05-21 15:25

Iran’s sports museum opens in Tehran

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

2019-05-18 15:15

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.

2019-05-05 14:24

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.

2019-04-13 15:25

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.

2019-04-03 23:40

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.

2019-01-07 16:58

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.

2018-09-14 15:44

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.

2018-08-07 15:44

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.

2018-06-01 18:39

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.

2018-02-09 16:52

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.

2018-02-05 18:25

Samimi elected as Iran Sports Federation for the Disabled President

TEHRAN – Hamid Ali Samimi was elected as new President of Islamic Republic of Iran Sports Federation for the Disabled on Monday.

2018-01-29 00:22

Rasul Khadem named Iran’s freestyle wrestling team coach

TEHRAN – Rasoul Khadem has been named as new head coach of Iran’s freestyle wrestling team on Sunday.

2018-01-15 16:44

Salehi Amiri elected unopposed as president of Iran’s National Olympic Committee

Reza Salehi Amiri has been elected unopposed as the 11th President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

2018-01-06 18:26

Iran to commemorate 50th anniversary of Takhti's death

Iranians will mark the 50th anniversary of legendary wrestler Gholamreza Takhti on Sunday.

2017-12-29 02:24

Barkhah named Iran weightlifting coach

TEHRAN - Mohammad Hossein Barkhah has been named as new head coach of Iran weightlifting team.

2017-12-26 20:21

Hossein Thori elected Iran’s Boxing Federation president

Director General of Youth Affairs and Sports Office in Sistan and Balouchestan Province Hossein Thori has been elected as president of Iran Boxing Federation on Tuesday.

2017-12-21 19:13

Ex-Iran weightlifter Boroumand passes away

Former Iran weightlifter Manouchehr Boroumand has passed away at the age of 83 on Thursday.

2017-12-19 16:30

Rasoul Khadem re-elected for second term as Iran wrestling President

TEHRAN – Rasoul Khadem has been elected for another four-year term as the Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation President on Tuesday.

2017-10-30 19:56

Former Iran wrestler Zandi passes away

Ex-Iran freestyle wrestler Abbas Zandi passed away at the age of 87 in Tehran on Monday.

2017-10-05 14:17

Iranian wrestling legend’s statue unveiled in the U.S.

A bronze sculpture of the late legendary Iranian wrestler and national hero Jahan Pahlavan Takhti was unveiled at the United States Sports Academy’s American Sport Art Museum & Archives (ASAMA) in Daphne, Alabama on Wednesday.

2017-06-13 09:57

Iran’s Shahrian receives IAPESGW prize

TEHRAN – Robab Shahrian, the first vice-president of the National Olympics Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran, received an appreciation plaque from the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women (IAPESGW) on Sunday.

2017-05-26 12:12

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