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After being defeated against Myanmar rival, Khojasteh ranked third.In doubles category, she together with Jordan player stood against Zambia and advanced to final match.In final match Iran-Jordan doubles will compete with Egyptian rival.The competition will have $ 10,000 award.9376**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

Reza Khedri won silver medal in 55kg category while Meisam Delkhani grabbed bronze in the category of 63kg.In 55kg class, Khedri defeated his rival from Algeria 8-0 in the first round. He also overpowered Hungarian athlete but he conceded defeat against Uzbek rival in third round.In the fourth round as …

Mohammad Reza Pourya said at the press conference on the 28th Fajr International tournament, that 'The level of the Fajr International Championship was high, so that 22 people attended with rankings below 100 in the world. In the past few years, only 10 countries with no rank came to Iran, …

Afshin Davari added on Saturday that Iran's volleyball has been a well-planned strategy in recent years and has now achieved what it has been targeting.According to him, the Asian Championship, the Asian Cup, qualifying for Olympic, the positioning among top eight teams in the world, the dynamics of the volleyball …

Minister of Sports and Youth Masoud Soltanifar, arguing that one of the demands of sport’s community is to keep their achievements in a place, emphasized that the museum will be inaugurated by the end of the current Iranian year (starting March 21). 'It's one of the demands of sports community …

The league will be held in the northwestern cities of Ardebil and Orumiyeh late spring, with participation of Russia, Poland, Canada and Iran, said Afshin Davari.Saying that Iran's volleyball has advanced in the past decade, Davari added that in the world rankings, Iran's 15U team holds the first, 16U team …

Some 11 Iranian wrestlers will participate in the weight categories of 55, 63, 72, 82, 97, 60, 67, 77, 87 and 130 kg.Wrestlers from Algeria, Belarus, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland Georgia, Germany, Italy, Moldova, Norway, Romani, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine and the US will participate in the …

The tournament will be held in two sectors of male and female with the participation of Palestinian, Iraq, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Sistan and Baluchestan teams as commemorations of the Quds Force Martyrs and commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory in Iran.The tournament will be held …

The competitions, hosted by Al Ain, UAE, began on Feb 16 and will continue until Feb 23. Javanmardi registered 232.6 points to bag the first gold medal of the Iranian team. Earlier today, Roqiyeh Shojaei won a bronze medal for the Iranian squad. 9341**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

Chief of Chess Board of Khuzestan Abdulamir Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday that the international chess competition will be held in Ahvaz for seven days from February 2.He added that more than 250 chess players (international masters and Grandmasters) from countries of India, Armenia, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey, France, Ireland, Austria, Nepal, …