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Sajad Pieraiqar Chaman managed to win the gold medal with a throw of 57.4 meters.The 23rd Summer Deaflympics kicked off with the attendance of 107 Iranian deaf athletes in 13 sport fields on July 18. The competitions will be underway until July 30.9060**1771 www.irna.ir

Zabihollah Poursheib defeated his Japanese opponent Ryutaro Araga, to whom he had lost the seven consecutive matches in the last few years, and received the gold medal in the -84 kg division.Poursheib had already won the gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games at the -84 kg division. He had …

Amjad Aziz Malik who is currently in Tehran to meet with officials of Iran's Ministry of Sport and Youth, National Olympic Committee, and visit Azadi Sport Complex, today was briefed on news producing and publishing process in IRNA. Describing Iranian media's role in covering important events as 'admirable', he urged …

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Karaj, Alborz prov, July 26, IRNA- Iranian disabled tennis player Mahdi Rezapour received a bronze medal in 2017 Para Table Tennis (PTT) Korea Open held in South Korea. www.irna.ir

Mahdi Zadeh in the weight category of – 60 kg weight ranked second.During the first match, Mahdi Zadeh was overpowered by Brazilian rival but hit French and Polish fighters.In the semi-final match, he defeated Spain and was overshined by his Azeri rival 4-2 and bagged a silver medal.The 5th round …

In individual kata, Mardani was defeated by Venezuela 3-2.After hitting her Russian rival 5-0, she advanced third place play-off. In a competition to grab the bronze medal, she overpowered the Ukrainian fighter and ranked third.Mardani had earlier received a gold medal in 2013 Bulgaria Olympics.The 23rd Summer Deaflympics kicked off …

After defeating Italian rival, Khodayar in the weight category of – 67 kg received bronze medal.Baiat in 55 kg weight category snatched bronze medal.The 23rd Summer Deaflympics kicked off with the attendance of 107 Iranian deaf athletes in 13 sport fields on July 18. The competitions will be underway until …

After the car hit a tree in the street, Sasanian was killed and one of her relatives was also injured and transferred to hospital.Police officers are investigating for the reason behind the incident. She accompanied Iranian national team in 2017 Asian Cycling Championships.Sasanian received silver and bronze medals in cycling …

In third place play-off, Iranian team overpowered Morocco 2-1 and ranked third for the first time in an international tour. During the first set Iran defeated Morocco and in the second and third sets Iran hit Morocco 21-19 and 16-14, respectively.2017 Beach Volleyball World Tour was held on July 21-23 …

Hadi Ba Shafaat told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that Faranak Parto Azar is ranked first in mountain biking in Asia, and the 66th in the world.Winning the Asian bronze medal in 2017 in China, being the champion of Salcano race in Turkey, 2016, and coming first in Iran’s championship …