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Iranian karateka Barbod Sedaqat in the weight category of – 76 kg defeated his rival from Morocco in the final match and received Iran's first medal.He had overpowered opponents from Georgia, Kosovo, Bolivia and Egypt to advance the semi-final match.In the semi-final stage, he defeated Russia and reached the final …

In the final of -76 kilogram category of the youth, he defeated his rival from Morocco 2-0, grabbing first gold for Iran in the global championships. Prior to final, Sedaqat overpowered his rival from Georgia and won the athlete from Kosovo 3-0 in his second combat. He also defeated an …

Iran beat Italy, Croatia and Greece on its way to the semi-final game. The Iranian karatekas (Yeganeh Shahpari, Golnaz Shahzeidi and Erfaneh Masah) played against Egypt in the semi-finals where they were defeated by their rival 5-0. However, Iran managed to defeat Serbia in the third place game to win …

Gharibi is also supposed to have cooperation with IDBF cultural commission in gathering information on the history of team water sports in the Persian Gulf.A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft. They were traditionally made in the Pearl River Delta region of China's southern Guangdong Province out of teak wood …

'The best young talents in Asia will be looking to take their first steps to international glory when the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers begins on Tuesday, with 42 teams spread across 10 groups,' AFC website reported.'Islamic Republic of Iran striker Sardar Azmoun is rather unique for the young Asian …

Iranian taekwondoka Armin Hadipour in the weight category of – 58 kg received silver medal.Hadipour, in his first match, hit the Belgium fighter 11-5 and during his second fight he overpowered the Irish rival 20-13 and advanced semi-final stage.After defeating Thailand he advanced final match.Meanwhile, Iranian taekwondo fighter Sajjad Mardani …

Grappling World Championships was held in two sections of GI and NO GI on October 18-21 in Baku.Iranian male team attended the event in two fields of GI and NO GI and the female team in GI section.In NO-GI section, Iran's Valiollah Fahimi in the weight category of 92 kg …

After defeating all of his rivals, Pour Rahnama snatched gold medal, Head of Gilan taekwondo committee Mohsen Setorgi told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Saturday.Iranian taekwondoka in the weight category of -75 kg defeated Russian fighter 30-8, he said.In his second match, he overpowered Spain and advanced to …

After Iran, Belgium and Austria ranked second and third respectively.The Salamunov Memorial was held with the attendance of Iran, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, UK, Serbia and Slovenia on October 20-21 in Slovenia.9376**1771Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

In the semi-final match, Mardani in the weight category of +80 kg was overpowered by his South Korean rival and ranked third.In his first match, he defeated Ivory Coast representative 11-0 and in the quarter finals hit Slovenia 21-9.WTF 2017 Grand Prix is underway with the attendance of 205 fighters …