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The event was held in Manama, Bahrain.Some 181 athletes from Bahrain, Jordan, Gaza, Palestine, Yemen, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq and Syria participated in the event.Weightlifting is an athletic discipline in the modern Olympic programme in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates. 9376**1424Follow …

On the last day of the World Speed Chess Championship in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, Alireza Firuzja, Parham Maqsudlo, Ehsan Qaem Maqami and Sarah Khadem ul-Sharie competed with their opponents. In the women's section, Khadem ul-Sharie won 13 points out of 17 points, making herself the runner-up for …

Some 35 talented children out of 323 genius youths were sent to Malaysia to attend the international event and were quite successful in attaining their goals. Talented youths from Taiwan, Thailand, Canada, Hong Kong, US, South Africa, Vietnams, South Korea, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Australia, India, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, the UAE, …

After receiving the 5th title in Belgium, World Squash Federation announced that she is ranking 15th in the world.Squash is a ball sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles squash) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players must alternate in striking the ball …

Speaking during a press conference, Shahram Jafari said that wrestlers from Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Georgia will take part in the tournament. He also said that wrestling committees from 15 Iranian provinces have made it certain to send wrestlers to the competition. The tournament is scheduled to be held in …

On the first day of the West Asian Championship, held at Bahrain's Manama in three junior, young and adult categories, Peyman Dehqani won three gold medals. Dehqani lifted 79 kilograms in snatch category and 115 kg in clean and jerk, recording a total of 194 kilograms bagged three gold medals. …

The event started on December 25 and will be wrapped up on December 31.Khademalsharieh is an Iranian chess player who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.She participated in the Russian championships with2402 rating.According to Russian Chess Federation website, the guaranteed prize fund is USD 1,150,000: FIDE Open …

The Iranian Athletic Federation has announced that the Asian Confederation have officially invited International referee Shahram Shahbazi to attend the referees' cadre for the upcoming tournament.Asian Junior Athletics Championships competition will be hosted by Hong Kong in March and the national team will be preparing to attend the tournament. 9455**2050Follow …

Davoud Rafati said Alireza Faghani was the only Iranian referee to judge in the Asian Champions League, but from now on Bonyadifar will also judge in the matches.The 33-year-old referee is among Iran's prominent umpires who as of 2013 has joined the country's international referees.9477**2050 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish …

According to a Wednesday report from the federation, located in Tehran, the head of the International Pahlavani Wrestling Federation Ali-Reza Heydari agreed to add the sport to the World Nomad Games.Pahlavani wrestling, along with Pankration, Belt wrestling, grappling, and African wrestling, is one of the Associated Styles that is recognized …