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In the weight category of 94 kg Orameh defeated his Korean rival and received 362 points.South Korean lifter received silver medal and Uzbek athlete grabbed bronze medal.Asian Cup & Asian Inter-Club Weightlifting Championships is underway in South Korea.9376**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

The event got underway in three categories of +2100 rating, -2100 rating and Under-14.In +2100 section, 58 players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, France, Georgia, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Iran participated in the event.In -2100 section, 140 players from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, England, Germany and Iran attended the event.9376**2050Follow us on …

During the final match, Iran was overpowered by Australia 80-54 and stood second. Iranian team had defeated Saudi Arabia, New Zealand and Thailand to advance the quarter finals.In the quarter finals match, Iran hit China and went to the semi-final stage.During the semi-final match Iran overshined Japan.After defeating Korea 68-54, …

In 62 kg weight category, Pashoutani received gold medal.Nakisaie in the weight category of 56 kg bagged silver medal.Iranian athlete Jome-Pour in the weight category of 62 kg received bronze medal.The 2017 Asian Cup & Asian Inter-Club Weightlifting Championships is underway in Yanggu, South Korea.9376**Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

'ICSD has listed names of 11 male and 15 female world athletes among whom are an Iranian taekwondoka and a discus thrower,' Iran Deaf Sports Federation announced on Monday.Iranian taekwondo fighter Shahbazi snatched a gold medal in 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held on July 18-30 in Samsun, Turkey.In discus …

Baqeri in the weight category of – 55 kg defeated rivals from Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.After defeating Belarus, she advanced the semi-final match and overpowered China.During the final stage, she hit Spain and received a gold medal.In – 50 kg weight category, Bahmanyar overpowered karatekas from Dominican Republic and Peru.After …

A climbing team initially found the body of the Malaysian climber on Friday while climbing down the peak. They reported the case to the Red Crescent Department of the city of Amol in the northern province of Mazandaran which quickly dispatched a rescue team to the region. Due to short …

It was the first time after 37 years that Iranian female basketball team attended an international event.In its first match, Iran defeated Nepal and during its second and third games, Iranian team was overpowered by India, but they hit Sri Lanka.After defeating Maldives, Iranian team advanced semi-final match. In semi-final …

Bruno Xavier and Maurício from Brazil have also been nominated for the best beach soccer player.Iran's Peyman Hosseini and Mohammad Hossein Mirshamsi had earlier been nominated for the best goalkeeper and coach of the year. 9376**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

The competitions will be held with five foreign and 3 Iranian teams in -60, -70, -80, -90, and +90 weight categories.Teams from Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran National Team A, Kordestan Team, and Payam-e Noor University Team will complete in the tournament. 9417**1771Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir