The IFBB World Championships was held on November 9-11.In body classic field, Iranian athletes received 2 gold and 1 silver medals.In physique category, Iran earned 1 gold and 1 bronze medal.South Korea and Iraq ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively.The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) is a not-for-profit international …
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Iran karate fighters rank 1st in kumite category
Some 1,117 karate fighters from 140 countries participated in the event.During the first match, Saleh Abazari was overpowered 2-0. Meanwhile, Bahman Asgari who had earlier received a gold medal in -75 kg weight category was defeated by Turkish rival.The third Iranian representative Zabihollah Pourshib hit the rival 2-0.During the 4th …
Read More »Archery tournament of CISM to be held in Iran
In a press conference for the first round of Archery championship of world armies (CISM), Rear Adm Habibullah Sayari said on Sunday that the tournament is to be held with participation of China, Russia, Ukraine, North Korea, Sri Lanka, Brazil and Iran on November 11-16 this year in the Azadi …
Read More »Brazil legend Zico meets Padovani
Zico, along with Silva and Serginho two Brazilian players, in an interesting and moral move after the game ended with Persepolis and winning the title of champion in the Asian Champions League met with Esteqlal injured Brazilian player.During the last quarter of the game with Foolad Khuzestan, Padovani suffered a …
Read More »Parliament speaker congratulates Iranian weightlifters' shining
In his message which was released on Sunday, Larijani congratulated the victory to the Iranian people, weightlifters and the technical board. Iranian men's national weightlifting team ranked third at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships which was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.The Iranian weightlifters defeated their counterparts from Russia, the US, Japan, …
Read More »AFC hails Perspolis performance in ACL finals
'You played with honour. Fair play, it's what it's all about. Plan, train and you go again @PerspolisFCIran!,' ACLFinal tweeted on Saturday night. Heavyweight Iran's Red club Persepolis in a scoreless draw paved the path for championship of Japanese football club Kashima Antlers.Kashima Antlers had managed to defeat Perspolis 2-0 …
Read More »Iran ranks first in Intercontinental Soccer Cup
In the final match, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, the Iranian beach football players defeated the Russian team 4-2 to pick up the trophy for the second time in a row.Before advancing to the final, the Iranian team overpowered its rivals from the United States, Tahiti and Russia in …
Read More »Iran ranks third in 2018 World Weightlifting Championships
The Iranian team ranked third after collecting a total of 448 points at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.The Iranian weightlifters defeated their counterparts from Russia, the US, Japan, South Korea, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan during the tournament. China and Belarus by collecting a total of 724 and 481 …
Read More »Scoreless draw brought Japanese squad trophy at ACL finals
The two teams had a number of chances, but their strikers failed to net any goals during the game.Kashima Antlers managed to defeat Persepolis 2-0 in the first leg of the final game in Japan last week.The result brought the Japanese team a championship while the Iranian squad stood on …
Read More »Iran's Red Army to use 200% power
It is a great honor for every team and every player to reach the Champions League final, Branko Ivankovic added in an interview with AFC website. He went on to say the match is the biggest match for them and they are certainly hoping for championship. Ivankovic said although two …
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