During the qualifiers match, Berimanlou defeated North Korea rival and bagged a bronze medal.He had earlier hit fighters from the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan and advanced to the semi-finals.The 2018 Asian Games kicked off on August 18 and will wrap up in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang on September …
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Iran judoka advances to finals at Asian Games
Molaei in the weight category of -81 kg defeated Indonesia, China and South Korea and advanced to the finals.He is scheduled to stand against Kazakhstan rival on Thursday. The 2018 Asian Games kicked off on August 18 and will wrap up in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang on …
Read More »Int’l freestyle wrestling competitions kicks off in Arak
Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Managing Director Markazi sports and youths office said five foreign teams from Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iraq attended the event.The tournament will be held in the team and single events with participation of 30 Iranian freestylers.9376**1420Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
Read More »Iran defeats Saudi Arabia in water polo
Iran overpowered Saudi rivals 15-7 and got the permission to attend the semi-finals.The water polo competitions, which are part of the 2018 Asian Games, started on Saturday and will be underway until Friday, August 31. The 2018 Asian Games kicked off on August 18 and will wrap up on September …
Read More »Iran canoe and kayak team grabs 3 medals at Asian Games
Iran’s men kayak team snatched a bronze medal in the sprit category.Iranian female athlete Hedieh Kazemi received a silver medal in the kayak event and Mohammad Nabi Rezaei earned a bronze medal in the canoe event.Iran athletes stood against rivals from Uzbekistan, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Tajikistan and …
Read More »Iran, Hungary to expand sports cooperation
Gholamali Rajabi Yazdi, during the meeting with Julet Ardei, emphasized the importance of sports in establishing inter-nation relations, adding that the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been trying to strengthen and expand the sports ties between the two countries in various arenas.'In this regard, many of our …
Read More »FIVB apologizes to Iran for using fake term
FIVB website published names of host countries for 2019 events Wednesday morning according to which FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship will be held in Tunisia and Bahrain will host the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.The FIVB in its news report used a faked name for 'Persian Gulf' to …
Read More »Iran’s women champion of Asian Canoe Polo champs
Iran defeated Singapore 5-2 in the finals and became champion of 2018 Asian Games Women’s Canoe Polo.It was the first time that Canoe Polo has appeared in Asian Games and was contested as a demonstration sport in the current edition of the games, thus its medals will not be counted …
Read More »Iran reaches Kayak sprint finals in Asian games
Iran’s 500m Kayak Four team stood in the second place in group 1 of the preliminary round after Kazakhstan and advanced to finals. Ranked 4th in the total results, Iran will compete in Men’s 500m Kayak Four final round on Thursday.Iran has bagged 17 gold, 16 silver and 16 bronze …
Read More »Iran advances to final Asian Games sprint
Ali Aqamirzaei and Amin Bodaghi the two Iranian paddlers managed to advance to the final in men's Kayak double 1,000 meter.Coming third, they are scheduled to play in the final on Thursday.The Asian Games 2018 kayak sprint began in Indonesian city of Palembang on Wednesday. The competition will go on …
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