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Two Iranian chess players receive gold medals in W Asia games

Two Iranian chess players receive gold medals in W Asia games

According to the Chess Federation of Iran, the two Iranian teenagers, Bardia Daneshvar, 12, and Setareh Sebt-e Rasoul, 16, received gold medals in the event and became grandmasters.Iran had already received three gold medals in the rapid chess part. Western Asia Youth and Junior Chess Championship is held in Tashkent …

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FISU hails Iran attempts for holding Int'l Day of University Sport

FISU hails Iran attempts for holding Int'l Day of University Sport

In their letter which was released on Wednesday, President of FISU Oleg Matytsin and FISU Secretary-General Eric Saintrond hailed the efforts made by Iran in developing university sports.It is an honor for FISU to celebrate this day with other members, the letter reads.The university sports day paves the way for …

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Iran hosts Junior World Fencing champs

Iran hosts Junior World Fencing champs

The event is registered in the calendar of the International Fencing Federation (French acronym: FIE), said Reza Peikar-ara. Thirty four international fencers from 12 countries and 22 Iranian ones are to compete in the tournament, which may rise within next days. He added that the tournament, which will be held …

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World’s junior gold medal for Iranian freestyle wrestler

World’s junior gold medal for Iranian freestyle wrestler

In a letter to Iranian Wrestling Federation, the United World Wrestling announced that due to the positive doping of Russian wrestler ' Dmitrii Elkanov' during the 2018 Junior Championship in Croatia, the Russian athlete's gold medal has been taken back from him and the Iranian athlete is entitled to have …

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Iran to host int’l women’s gymnastics champs

Iran to host int’l women’s gymnastics champs

The event will be held to mark the 40th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It is the first time after 15 years that the national Iranian women’s gymnastics team participates in an official international tournament. A delegation from the International Gymnastics Federation (French acronym: FIG) will …

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Iranian wrestlers rank 3rd in Senior U23 World Champs

Iranian wrestlers rank 3rd in Senior U23 World Champs

Iranian squad with one gold, four bronze medals and 105 points stood on the third place in the world.Kamran Qasempour in the weight category of 86kg received a gold medal.Navid Zangeneh, Hossein Shahbazi, Ali Shabani and Ramin Taheri in the weight categories of 74,92,97 and 125 kg earned bronze medals.Russia …

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Iran’s Hassanzadeh nominated for AFC Futsal Player of the Year

Iran’s Hassanzadeh nominated for AFC Futsal Player of the Year

Hassanzadeh has previously won the title for three times in 2014, 2016 and 2017. The 2018 AFC Futsal Player of the Year will be announced and awarded during a ceremony in Muscat, Oman on November 29. Hassanzadeh, who has scored 120 times in 120 national games, became champion in 2018 …

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Blind power-lifting team of Iran second in world

Blind power-lifting team of Iran second in world

The 13th round of the championship ended as Iran and Ukraine won five gold medals each, but the silver medal of Ukraine against in Iran’s bronze medal led to Iran's attaining second position.Accordingly, Mehdi Baharizadeh, Ahad Javaheri, Arash Hassanpour, Rouhan Ahmadi, and Ismail Ranjbar won five medals for Iran, and …

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Iran nat'l volleyball team holds eighth rank in world

Iran nat'l volleyball team holds eighth rank in world

The International Volleyball Federation announced the new rankings for national teams following the end of the 2018 national championship which Iran's national team despite its poor performance in the World Cup and the World Championships, with 137 points remained eighth in world.At the top of the list, Brazil and the …

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Iranians collect five medals at world poomsae meet

Iranians collect five medals at world poomsae meet

On Friday, Iran’s three-a-side team – comprising Sona Razaqi, Atousa Farahmand and Seyyedeh Masoumeh Hosseini – overcame South Korea in the final to claim the gold in the women’s team 31-40 age category.France and Finland jointly took the bronzes.Earlier in the day, Farahmand had settled for the individual silver of …

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