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She will be accompanied by Vietnamese, Burmese, Kazakh and Jordanian badminton players at the event. They have been chosen for their top performance at the Asian Olympic Project (AOP).The players will take part in Russian and Bulgarian competitions.9218**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

The event is now underway with the attendance of 1,813 athletes from 102 countries.Iranian squad participated in the event in two sections of kata and kumite.Participants will also be granted points to receive 2020 Olympic quota.The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and commonly …

Khadem al-Sharieh who has the second title of world blitz in her record, gained 7.5 points and ranked third.Azeri player with 8 points and 2707 rating and Philippines rival with 8 points and 2405 rating ranked first and second, respectively. Some 150 players attended the event.On December 30, Khadem al-Sharieh …

Perspolis coached by Branco Ivankovic gained 61 points during this year's premier league and stood on top of Iran's football roof while booking a ticket for Asian championship.In this year, premier league Sepahan of Isfahan and Esteqlal of Tehran ranked second and third respectively. There are 16 football teams in …

The Iranian embassy in Hungary is ready to help promotion of cooperation between the two countries in sport field, Iranian Ambassador to Budapest Gholam-Ali Rajabi Yazdi said.He made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's horseback archery team.Cooperation in sport field can promote all-out ties between the Iranian and Hungarian …

Wilmots has been adopted as Iran coach while he does not have a successful record in this field.He is supposed to visit Iran football facilities and to sign his official contract today.He will remain the Iranian team's coach until the end of 2022 World Cup.Wilmots' contract is worth about $ …

In the protest letter, the Iranian committee said the host country's move is against the Olympic charter and regulations.National Olympic Committee of Iran called on the IOC to follow up the case. Based on the Olympic charter, the countries which host sports competitions should have due cooperation without any discrimination …

Nouri knocked down Brazilian fighter in less than one minute.He will stand against his Georgian rival.Another Iranian fighter Mohammad Reza Kheirollah Zadeh is also supposed to compete with Georgia and Iraq.If he wins the game, he will stand against Cuba and Turkey.The event was held with the attendance of 235 …

Nouri earlier knocked out fighters from Brazil, Georgia and France and advanced to semi-final match.In semi-final match, he knocked out Russia and advanced to final match against Azeri rival.After defeating his Azeri rival, Nouri ranked first in the event.The event was held with the attendance of 235 Judoka from 35 …

During the meeting, both sides called for taking advantage of capacities.Expressing dissatisfaction over the level of sports relations between Iran and Azerbaijan, Salehi Amiri said that both Iran and Azerbaijan can serve as hubs to organize camps for national teams.Salehi Amiri said that Iran has advanced standard sports and is …