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Navid Shams, who has won the title of Asian champ, competed against 15 athletes from different continents in 2017 Intenational Table Tennis Federation World Hopes Week & Challenge hosted by Luxamburg (Aug 11-17).Defeating rivals from Germany, Czech Republic , Egypt and Australia, he could secure the title in the age …

Haddadi, the 2.18m center for Iran, currently leads the entire tournament in assists, handing out an eye-popping 8.5 per game. That’s in addition to scoring 16 points, grabbing 8.5 rebounds and blocking 1.5 shots per contest as well, fiba.com reported.Haddadi seems to have really mastered the art of attracting opposing …

Rastin in the weight category of 55 kg snatched a bronze medal, the managing director of Kohgiluyeh-Boyer-Ahmad Sports and Youth Office Mohammad Taqi Alavi told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Monday.Azerbaijan, Turkey, France, Macedonia, Russia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Iran attended the event, he added.9376**1771 www.irna.ir

After receiving four gold, one silver, four bronze medals and 35 points, the Iranian squad stood on the first place.Korea with four gold, one silver medal and 31 points ranked second and Uzbekistan receiving three silver, three bronze medals and 12 points ranked third. The 1st WTF President's Cup Asian …

Iranian athletes bagged 7 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals in the first day of the event.The 2nd Asian Ju-Jitsu Championships 2017 was held with the attendance of 300 athletes from 24 countries in Hanoi, Vietnam.The event included fight, kata, combat and Ne-Waza fields.9376**1771 www.irna.ir

After defeating rivals, Baban, a karateka from Sanandaj in western province of Kordestan, advanced Kumite section final match but was overpowered by his rival and stood on the second place. Azerbaijan, Turkey, France, Macedonia, Russia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Iran attended the event.The 13th International Solidarity and Friendship Karate Male Championship, …

Iranian volleyball players beat Kazakhstan in three straight sets (25-18, 25-17 and 25-16). With this win, Iran gained nine points to place on top of its group. 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualifiers is underway in Iran's northwestern city of Ardebil. Iran, South Korea, China, Qatar and Kazakhstan are …

Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar made the remarks in reaction to global soccer body FIFA which has asked for further information on the issue.In a statement released by Reuters on Saturday, FIFA has asked Iran to clarify on the status of Masoud Shojaie and Ehsan Hajjsafi …

The Iranian squad won one gold, one silver and three bronze medals so far.The Iranian fighter Ahmad Mohammadi in the weight category of – 87 kg received gold medal.Mohammdi presented his medal to defender of Holy shrine Mohsen Hojajji who was savagely beheaded by Takfiri terrorists of Daesh (ISIS) in …

In team karate kata field, Iranian teams received second and third titles, Head of west Azarbaijan karate squad Javad Salimi said.In individual section, Azerbaijan ranked first, Iran stood second and Iran and Turkey received the third title jointly.In Kumite section, Iranian karateka Ali Asghar Asiabari in the weight category of …