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In the last day of 2018 Jakarta Asian Games on Saturday, Iran’s national volleyball team beat South Korea in the finals and won the 20th gold medal for Iran.Also in basketball, Iran stood in the second place and won a silver medal. Iranian Table-Tennis practitioner Noshad Alamian won a bronze …

Jahangiri extended his congratulations on the superb performance of Iranian sportsmen and women who won 20 gold medals in various fields, and achieving the best team results in volleyball, basketball, kabaddi and water polo.The Iranian delegation gained a total number of 62 medals in the Asian Games 2018,in Palembang and …

The message read that international competitions provide an opportunity for forging amity among nations and promoting spirit of friendship with each other.Asian Games brought together athletes from different countries irrespective of their races, languages or color to portray manifestations of interaction, solidarity and struggles to achieve victory through healthy competitions, …

The message read that despite certain partial views in results of the final matches, dear Iranian heroes participated in the competitions by observing ethical values. Winning the largest number of medals in the history of the Asian Games including 20 gold medals and best team results in volleyball, basketball, kabaddi …

The Iranian team was beaten by China, while it was ahead of its mighty rival in the first and second quarters. The 18th Asian Games is being held in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2.9341**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

Iran defeated South Korean team, one of the claimers of the title of the competition with 3-0 and won the championship at the venue.The national team won the game with the results of 25-17, 25-22, and 25-21 and bagged the gold medal of the 2018 Asian Games.Muhammad Tahir Wadi, Morteza …

Iran had beaten South Korea and Singapore in the group competitions while it lost a game against Kazakhstan so as to advance to the quarterfinals as the second team of the group.Iran, then, defeated Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinal game to advance to the semifinals where it was defeated by …

In a meeting with Belarusian Minister of Sports and Tourism Sergey Kovalchuk, he explained Iran’s sport capacities and called for further strengthening of sport ties between the two countries.Referring to Iran’s remarkable progress in the field of sport over the past years, he described mutual cooperation and exchanging experience as …

Iranian men rowing team ranked third in the canoe sprint double 200m in 41.596 seconds, making it to the final. Uzbek and Indonesian rowers came first and second respectively.In kayak single 200m, the Iranian female kayaker Arezou Hakimi advanced to the final, and Ali Aqamirzaei in men's kayak managed to …

The final match will be held on Thursday.The 2018 Asian Games kicked off on August 18 and will wrap up in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang on September 2.The Iranian squad at the 2018 Asian Games comprises 280 sportsmen and 98 sportswomen who will compete in 42 sports …