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Iranian taekwondoka bags bronze at Asian Taekwondo Champs

Iranian taekwondoka bags bronze at Asian Taekwondo Champs

The event is underway with the attendance of 267 taekwondo fighters from 34 countries.After being defeated by Jordan rival, Khodabakhshi in the weight category of – 80kg ranked third.This is while; Iranian national team ranked 2nd at the 5th Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships held in Vietnam.Iranian squad with four gold, …

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Iran, China chess federations sign MoU

Iran, China chess federations sign MoU

The agreement was signed in a meeting between the representatives of Iranian and Chinese chess federations.Among the articles of the agreement are exchange of players in international matches, inviting China to partake in Paytakht Cup International Chess Festival, holding camps, and sending coaches for elevation of chess skills in colleges. …

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Iran discus thrower ranks 3rd in Germany competitions

Iran discus thrower ranks 3rd in Germany competitions

Haddadi managed to throw the discus for 66.13 meters and won the third place.Meanwhile, his Jamaican and Swedish rivals ranked first and second respectively.In his first attempt, he put his effort to set the record of 65.84 meters.He threw 65.72 meters in his second attempt, but his third throw failed.In …

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Iran’s national volleyball team beats Australia 3-0

Iran’s national volleyball team beats Australia 3-0

During the competition held in Rouen city of France, Iranian volleyball players won the match in three consecutive sets.The Iranian team head coach Igor Kolakovic maintained the primary make-up of the team which comprised Saeed Marouf, Amir Ghafour, Seyyed Mohammad Mousavi, Ali Shafiei, Milad Ebadipour, Morteza Sharifi and Mehid Marandi …

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Iranian referee to judge Asian volleyball champs semi-final

Iranian referee to judge Asian volleyball champs semi-final

Fouladi will judge the match between China and Korea.He has so far judged 5 international competitions, two times as first and 3 times as second referee.The 12th edition of 2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship, also called the 2018 SMM Est Cola Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship for sponsorship reasons …

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Iran participating in int'l orienteering tournament in Baku

Iran participating in int'l orienteering tournament in Baku

The men's and women's national orienteering teams of Iran including seven male and seven female athletes will compete in the sprinter, middle distance and long distance categories of the international tournament.One hundred athletes from Europe, Asia and Africa are participating in the event.Orienteering is a group of sports that requires …

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Iran runner-up at Asian Taekwondo Champs

Iran runner-up at Asian Taekwondo Champs

Iranian squad with four gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze medals stood on the second place after South Korea.The event was held on May 24-25 in Hochiminh, Vietnam.South Korea, Iran and Taipei ranked first to third respectively.In the context of taekwondo the term taegeuk refers to a set of Poomsae …

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Iran ranks first in Asian Para Taekwondo C'ships

Iran ranks first in Asian Para Taekwondo C'ships

The Iranian para taekwondo fighters bagged six gold, two silver and one bronze medals in the competitions which opened in Hochiminh Thursday morning with participation of 120 athletes from 28 countries.Uzbekistan and Mongolia took the second and third places respectively.The Iranian gold medalists were Mahdi Pour-rahnama, Hamed Haqshenas, Saeed Sadeqian-pour, …

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Iran president not scheduled to attend 2018 FIFA World Cup

Iran president not scheduled to attend 2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is held at a time that President Hassan Rouhani has a heavy schedule and it is unlikely that the President be able to attend the event, Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday.He noted that the Iranian president is expected to pay visit to China to …

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FIFA invites Iran president to World Cup

FIFA invites Iran president to World Cup

On a visit to Iran a few months ago, Infantino had wanted President Rouhani to be a guest of FIFA at the opening ceremony. The 2018 FIFA World Cup will kick off on June 14 with the match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.Iran, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco are in Group …

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