During the final match, Iranian team including Deniz Hasht Parian and Mahshad Avazzadeh defeated the Netherlands and grabbed the first title.In semi-final match of girls singles section, Hasht Parian hit Turkish rival and advanced final stage.After having six consecutive victories against Sweden, Germany, Canada, Ireland, Russia and the Netherlands she …
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Iranian legendary athlete's statue unveiled in US
The Bronze sculture was unveiled on the occasion of Takhti's 50th anniversary commemoration.Iranian sculptor Ali-Reza Khaqani made the three-foot, 110-pound (50-kg) statue that shows Takhti's upper body waving. Gholam-Reza Takhti was born in 1930, Takhti but was called “Jahan Pahlavan,” which means “World Champion” due to his huge success in …
Read More »Iran ranks 1st in Sanda discipline at World Wushu Championships
For the first time, the Iranian squad managed to end dominance of the Chinese athletes in Sanda and grabbed the first position at the Gymnastics Palace of Universiade Village in the western Russian city of Kazan.China was the world champion in wushu during the past 13 rounds of the games. …
Read More »President Rouhani congratulates Iran wushu squad's victory
President Rouhani expressed gratitude in a message to the country’s wushu practitioners along with coaches and technical staff for their hard work which led them to be crowned the champs at the Sanda (sparring) discipline of the international event.For the first time, the Iranian squad managed to end dominance of …
Read More »Iran Esteghlal FC picks Winfried Schäfer as head coach
The contract with German coach will be effective until the seventeenth season and it will be extended if both sides remain satisfied.Winfried Schäfer will receive about 300,000 dollars for six months.He was the head coach of Cameroon from 2001-2003.He has also coached Al-Ahli Saudi FC, Al Ain FC, FC Baku, …
Read More »Iranian wushu fighter bags bronze medal in World Wushu Champs
Kiani with 9.56 points ranked third and grabbed bronze medal in the event.South Korea with 9.65 points and Japan with 9.62 points ranked first and second, respectively.The 14th World Wushu Championships (WWC) kicked off on September 27 and it will be underway until October 3 in Kazan, a city in …
Read More »Iran workers wrestling team ranks 2nd in Georgia Int'l champs
Iranian squad with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals ranked second in the event. The event was held with the attendance of Iran, Germany, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Georgia in five weight categories.9376**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
Read More »Iran hits US in world wushu championship competitions
After overpowering American athlete, Mansourian advanced to final stage. The 14th World Wushu Championships (WWC) kicked off on September 27 and it will be underway until October 3 in Kazan a city in southwest Russia, on the banks of the Volga and Kazanka rivers.Wushu is a martial art and a …
Read More »Iranian senior runners pocket 3 medals in 2017 Asian Champs
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Borujerd, Oct 2, IRNA – Iranian senior runners Shahnaz Goudarzi and Gholamreza Hedayati received three bronze medals in Asian senior championships which was held in China. www.irna.ir
Read More »Irarnian freestyler grabs gold medal of Dmitry Korkin 2017
Younes Emami, in 65 kg weight class, for advancing to the finals also beat his Mongolian, Uzbek and Japanese rivals. In the semi-final, he overwhelmed his Russian opponent.The international championships cup of Dmitry Korkin Cup 2017 (September 30-October 1) is underway in Yakutsk, Russia.Athletes from 19 countries, including Iran, Turkey, …
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