The world and Paralympic record holder lifted 273kg in his first move and 293kg in the second attempt and then 295kg in the last move, thus breaking the Paralympic Games' record. In the meantime, Iranian powerlifter Mansour Pourmirzaei lifted the 238 kg, the 241 kg and the 248 kg weights …
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Iran earns 14 medals in chess
In women's individual standard VI - B1, Malihe Safaei collected a total of six points and pocketed the silver medal. Iran also grabbed the silver medal of the team event of the same category.In women's individual standard VI - B2/B3, Fatemeh Barghoul snatched silver medal with five points and Fariba …
Read More »Iranian swimmer collects 6th gold medal at Asian Para Games
Shahin Izadyar competed against swimmers from Indonesia, Kazakhstan and India in the 100m backstroke S10 on Friday.He managed to get his hands on the wall at 1.09.23 seconds, winning his sixth swimming race at the Asian Para Games.Iranian swimming prodigy had earlier bagged five other gold medals in the Men's …
Read More »Iran bags 3 gold, 1 silver medal at Youth Olympic Games
Mohammad Ali Khosravi pocketed gold medal in the plus 73 kg category after defeating his Taiwanese opponent in the final. Khosravi managed to beat opponents from Slovenia and Afghanistan en route to the final.In the meantime, Kimia Hemati, won the silver medal of the plus 63 kg category after defeating …
Read More »Iran bags another gold in track and field in Asia Para 2018
The Iranian athlete grabbed the gold medal in 4x100 T12 class in Asia Para Thursday. In another development, Iranian swimmer Shahin Izadyar grabbed a silver medal in completion in addition to his previous gold medals bagged earlier. The third Asian Para Games, hosted by Jakarta, are being held from October …
Read More »Iran bags 2 bronzes in Para Asia 2018
Ozra Mahdavi-Kia won the bronze in 400-yard dash in class T12 with 1:08.18 and Amir Khosravini received the bronze medal in long jump with 7.01 meters.The third Asian Para Games, hosted by Jakarta, are held from October 8-16, with 2,880 athletes from 41 countries, competing against each other in 13 …
Read More »Iran bags gold, silver medals in shot put in Asia Para 2018
Hamed Amiri received the gold medal with a 11.32 meter throw and Jalil Baqeri received the silver medal with a 10.67 throw. An Indian thrower came third.The third Asian Para Games, hosted by Jakarta, are being held from October 8-16, with 2,880 athletes from 41 countries, competing against each other …
Read More »Iran men's, women's sitting volleyball teams finish 1st, 2nd in Asia Para 2018
Iran's men's team defeated China 3-0 in the final match and came first, but Iran's women team lost the match to China 0-3 and finished runner up. The third Asian Para Games, hosted by Jakarta, are being held from October 8-16, with 2,880 athletes from 41 countries, competing against each …
Read More »Iran javelin throwers get gold, silver in Asia Para 2018
They competed with athletes from China, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Emirates, India, Kyrgyzstan, and Qatar. Alizadeh received the gold with 20.96 meters and Kaeedi received the silver with 31.72 meters, and that was due to the fact that F33 and F34 were combined in the competitions. The third Asian Para Games, …
Read More »First Eurasian sports science congress begins in Tabriz
The Eurasian Sports Science Congress (ESSU) is an international non-profit organization were established in Ankara, Turkey, in 2017 with the participation of 15 Asian and European countries, including Turkey, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Romania, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Slovakia, Cyprus and Ukraine. The first Eurasian Congress …
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