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The Iranian team comprised of four male members came third, following Uzbek and Chinese teams.Hanieh Bidad, another Iranian female rower grabbed the bronze medal in single scull, collecting an Olympic quota spot.The 2017 Asian Rowing Junior Championships were hosted by Singapore on October 11-14. Iranian athletes in the competion were …

The 2017 Beach Wrestling World Championships is underway in Dalyan, Turkey.In 60 kg weight category, Reza Moghaddasi received gold medal.Reza Shirazi, Omid Hassan Tabar and Jafar Qasemi in 60 kg, 80 kg and 60kg weight categories grabbed gold medals.Iran's Amir Hossein Hadipour, Mohammad Reza Pakpour and Mohammad Naderi received silver …

The board of directors meeting was held on Saturday in Shanghai.According to session decisions, the Canoe sprint field is going to have 12 fields and each country will be able to attend 10 fields.Whitewater slalom or canoe slalom will be held in 4 fields.Canoe sprint is a sport in which …

Iranian squad managed to feature remarkable levels of athletic skills and physical strength at the prestigious competition (which opened on Oct 19) to grab the position. Junior Iranian sportswoman Haniyeh Bidad snatched the silver medal and managed to qualify for the first time to enter the Olympic game. Meanwhile, the …

Iranian wrestlers received gold medals in 62, 70, 88, 130, 100 kg weight categories, and bronze medals in 78, 100, 62, 78 and 130 km categories. After receiving seven gold medals and five bronze medal Iran grabbed 160 points and stood first.Russia with four gold medals, six bronze medals, six …

The signing ceremony was held with the attendance of Iranian ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaee.The MoU deals with cooperation in football, futsal and beach football fields.Both sides will maintain cooperation in male and female fields, developing football ties, sharing experiences, holding training courses and preparation camps.Translator: Ali Izadi9376**2050Follow us on …

Kheirollah Zadeh in the weight category of +100 kg defeated rivals from Uzbekistan and Brazil and advanced final stage.In the final match, he overpowered a judoka from UK and grabbed a gold medal.Tashkent Grand Prix 2017 was underway on October 8-10.Translator: Ali Izadi9376**1771Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

Director General of Youth Affairs and Sports Office in the northern Golestan province Bahman Tayyebi told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that the tournament will run on November 19-25 in the provincial capital city, Gorgan.Ten countries have announced their readiness to participate in the tournament for men and women, according …

UWW had already chosen Iran as the host of the world event in 2018. Representative of the UWW will soon travel to Iran to visit facilities in Ahvaz, the capital city of Khuzestan province which is to host the world Greco-Roman championship on April 27-28.Eight teams from Iran, Russia, Turkey, …

Iranian squad, participating in the event after six years, received one silver and three bronze medals and ranked third.Japan and France ranked first and second respectively.Kata Grand Slam and World Kata Championship was held on Oct 6-7.Translator: Ali Izadi9376**1771Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir