In the Men's Team Sprint, Iranian team with the record of 45.245 seconds ranked first and advanced to Final stage. During the final match, Iran registered 45.555 seconds record and snatched the gold medal of the Asian indoor games. After Iran, Kazakhstan and Thailand stood second and third, respectively.The 5th …
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Iranian athlete shines at Italy kickboxing champs
Majidi managed to bag the silver medal in the competition opened in Italy on Sep 14.The championship is slated to wrap up on Sep 19.Majidi also has snatched a gold and a bronze medals in World Martial Arts Championship in Georgia last year.Kickboxing is a group of stand-up combat sports …
Read More »Speaker, FM Spox congratulate volleyball team on victory
Larijani and Qasemi extended his congratulations on the occasion on Sunday.National Iranian volleyball team won the third title in the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup by defeating French rivals.1420**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
Read More »Iran volleyball team snatches 1st int'l medal in World Grand Champs
Iran had previously attended the World Grand Champions Cup for three times and after hitting France, Iranian team snatched its first international medal at the 7th round of the event.During the first set, Iran overpowered France 38-36.After winning the second match, Iran advanced to the third set, but it was …
Read More »Veep congratulates Iranian volleyball's 1st int'l medal
In his message released on Sunday, Jahangiri said undoubtedly Iran victory against Italy, US and France indicates Iranian youths' high capabilities.The first vice president also expressed hope for Iranian athletes' more success in sport fields.Iranian national volleyball team defeated France 3-2 and stood second in FIVB World Grand Champions Cup.Iran …
Read More »Iran's archery pair ranks 2nd in Beijing para champs
In the final match, the Iranian athletes were overpowered by Russia and received silver medal.Beijing 2017 World Archery Para Championships was held with the attendance of 245 archers from 40 countries in China.Translator: Ali Izadi9376**1394Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
Read More »Iran snatches 2 golds in Belarus Medved 2017 wrestling competitions
Medved 2017 wrestling tournament started in Minsk, Belarus with attendance of 15 countries, including Iran.In the 70 kg weight category, Hamid Elahiyan defeated wrestlers from Armenia, Estonia, Turkey, and Russia and in +90 kg, while Ashkan Mardani, another Iranian wrestler defeated rivals from Belarus, Georgia, and Turkey to receive the …
Read More »Iranian wrestlers bag colorful medals in Medved 2017
Mottaghinia in the weight category of 74 kg, defeated Kazakh rival 12-1 and in the semi-final match he overpowered Russia 10-8 and advanced to final stage.During the final match, he was overshined by Russia and he received silver medal.Zarrin Peikar in the weight category of 74 kg defeated Russia 4-0 …
Read More »Iranian volleyball team overpowers Japan in World Grand Champs
After hitting Japan, Iran received 7 points in its fourth match.During the three previous games, Iran overshined Italy, US and it was overpowered by Brazil.The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup is the 7th staging of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup, a quadrennial international men's volleyball …
Read More »Iran's futsal team to defend proud record
'The Islamic Republic of Iran and Japan will be defending a proud record when they kick start their futsal campaign in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat,' AFC website reported on Friday.'Reigning AFC Futsal champions IR Iran, who have won the gold medal in every edition …
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