According to Iran's Canoeing, Rowing and Sailing Federation, in –U23 500m kayak double, Mohammad Hadi Jafari and Omid Ahmadi, and Mahsa Azari and Arezoo Hakimi grabbed the second place medal.In women's 500m canoe double, Parisa Mohammadzadeh and Fatemeh Karamjani won a silver medal and in 500m kayak double, Elnaz Shafieiyan …
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Iran chalks up its 1st win at Asian Water Polo Games
The sixth Asian U19 Water Polo Championship kicked off in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, today (October 24) and will go on for four days.In their first match, Iranian water polo players played Kazakhstan and scored an overwhelming victory of 13 to one.Earlier China and Japan had played against each other, with Japan …
Read More »Late Hejazi best goalkeeper of all Asian Cup tournaments
AFC on Wednesday announced at the end of final poll to select the best player in each post, with the late Hejazi, the goalkeeper of the Iranian national team with 59% of the fans’ votes. In the poll, which was attended by 45,000 people, the Iraqi goalkeeper in the 2007 …
Read More »Iranian rowers bag yet more medals in Asian Rowing Champs
According to Iran's Canoeing, Rowing and Sailing Federation, Arezoo Hakimi, who had earlier managed to grab two gold medals in women's kayak single and kayak double, took the top spot in women's 500m this morning. Also, Elnaz Shafieiyan bagged a gold medal in 500m kayak single and Atena Raoofi snatched …
Read More »Iran’s swimming sensation Izadyar eyes Paralympics medal
A glittering campaign saw Iran claim 136 medals – including 51 golds –in Jakarta, Indonesia, where Izadyar alone grabbed six gold medals and one silver to make a significant contribution to his country’s third-place finish in the overall standings.A contestant at the two previous editions of the Paralympics, the 25-year-old …
Read More »Number of spectators for Persepolis-Al-Sadd match surprises AFC officials
Iran's Persepolis will encounter Al-Sadd of Qatar at the AFC Champions League semi-finals in 18:30 local time, with nearly 90,000 spectators stationed at Azadi Stadium to watch the match.Despite the announcement of AFC officials, a large number of fans are sitting in the corridors of the stadium, and many are …
Read More »Perspolis advances to final of AFC Champions League
The Red-Army advanced to the Asian final in a 1-1 draw with Al-Sadd of Qatar in Tehran and in the presence of thousands of enthusiastic fans.In previous match, Perpolis defeated the Qatari team in Doha 1-0. The final result registered as 2-1 to the benefit of the Iranian club. The …
Read More »Iranians clinch more medals in Asian Rowing Champs
According to Iran's Canoeing, Rowing and Sailing Federation, Kiana Kamalzadeh and Elnaz Shafieiyan bagged a gold medal and ranked first in women's Kayak Double. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan ranked second and third respectively.In men's Kayak Double, Komeil Khazaee and Abdollah Mashayekh competed against their rivals and won a bronze medal.Kazakhstan and …
Read More »Iran U23 kayakers bag 2 Asian paracanoe golds
Elnaz Shafieian won the 200m 1x kayak gold medal, and Pourya Sharifi and Alireza Jahannama snatched the 200m 2x kayak gold medal. Earlier today, Arezou Hakimi grabbed 200m kayak gold and Fatemeh Karamjani snatched silver in the same class. Also another Iranian representative Pourya Sharifi bagged 200m 1x kayak’s bronze. …
Read More »Iranian referee invited to Luxembourg Archery world cup
Hossein Nassirinejad has been invited by the referee committee of the World Archery to arbitrate the Luxembourg archery world cup known as GT Open to be held in Strassen on November 24-25.The position has been given to Nassirinejad for his numerous successful job as archery referee. He has been the …
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