taekwondo

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.

2018-12-16 15:34

Iran’s Mardani takes gold at World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions series

TEHRAN – Sajad Mardani from Iran claimed a gold medal at the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions series in Wuxi, China on Sunday.

2018-11-23 23:46

Iran’s Mardani takes bronze at World Taekwondo Grand Prix

TEHRAN – Sajjad Mardani from Iran won a bronze medal at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.

2018-10-19 01:46

Iran move 17 spots up at Youth Olympic Games

TEHRAN – Iran delegation moved 17 spots up to seventh at the Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 6 to 18.

2018-08-24 17:00

Iran’s gold medal count at Asiad rises to 12

TEHRAN - Iran won two gold medals in kabaddi on Friday at the 2018 Asian Games underway in Indonesia, bringing the nation’s total gold medal count to 12.

2018-08-23 00:50

Iran’s gold medal count at Asiad rises to seven

TEHRAN – Iran snatched three gold medals in Greco-Roman and taekwondo events on Wednesday at the 2018 Asian Games, bringing the nation’s total gold medal count to seven.

2018-08-22 00:00

Asian Games: Four more medals for Iranian competitors in Day 3

TEHRAN – Iranian athletes finished the third day with an overall tally of four medals comprising one gold, one silver and two bronze medals on Tuesday.

2018-08-19 17:17

Asian Games: Poomsae practitioner Salahshouri snatches silver

TEHRAN – Iran’s Marjan Salahshouri won a silver medal in women's individual Poomsae event in the 2018 Asian Games.

2018-08-14 12:05

Kimia Alizadeh could retire from taekwondo, coach says

TEHRAN – Iranian woman taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh may be forced to retire from the sport forever, Mahroo Komrani said.

2018-08-06 09:04

Kimia Alizadeh misses 2018 Asian Games

TEHRAN – Iranian taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh has missed the 2018 Asian Games due to a torn ACL.

2018-04-14 15:20

Iran on top of World Taekwondo Junior Championships medal table

TEHRAN - Iran claimed top spot of World Taekwondo Junior Championships in the overall junior male medal table with an impressive seven golds and two bronze medals.

2018-04-11 11:57

Iran take three titles at World Taekwondo Junior Championships

After winning a gold medal by Hossein Lotfi on opening day of 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Tunisia, Iran’s Amir Valipour and Amir Sina Bakhtiari also claimed two more gold medals on Tuesday.

2018-02-05 15:15

Kimia Alizadeh determined to win gold at Tokyo 2020

TEHRAN - Iranian taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh says she will participate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to win a gold medal.

2017-12-23 17:29

Pouladgar re-elected Iran taekwondo president

Mohammad Pouladgar has secured his fifth term as president of the Iran Taekwondo Federation, after being re-elected on Saturday by members of the sport’s governing body in the country.

2017-09-25 20:02

Kimia Alizadeh undergoes successful surgery on right ankle

Iranian taekwondo practitioner Kimia Alizadeh has successfully undergone surgery on her damaged ankle.

2017-07-04 13:31

Kimia Alizadeh to undergo knee injury

Iranian taekwondo practitioner Kimia Alizadeh is set to undergo surgery on her knee.

2017-06-23 18:02

Kimia Alizadeh aims for gold medal at World Taekwondo Championships

Olympic bronze medallists Kimia Alizadeh hopes to win his first senior gold medal at a taekwondo competition.

2017-04-21 18:04

Iranian female team make history at Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships

Iranian girls won the Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships for the first time and wrote their names into the history book.

2017-01-22 19:20

Iran’s Kimia Alizadeh wants to enjoy taekwondo

Iranian taekwondo player Kimia Alizadeh says that she is going to enjoy the sport, instead of worrying about the winning medal.

2017-01-11 22:00

Payam Khanlarkhani named as Iran Para-taekwondo head coach

Payam Khanlarkhani has been appointed as new head coach of Iranian Para-taekwondo team.

2016-12-20 14:55

Sajjad Mardani: Handsome victory in Baku helps bury disaster in Rio

It was the biggest shock of the 2016 Olympic taekwondo competition: The wipeout of the much-fancied Iranian Men’s Team. But just four months later, at the first premier-league taekwondo event to be held since Rio, one of that team’s top guns proved that the Iranians are back in business.