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The eight-member Iranian squad consists of Saman Abd-Vali, Ali Arsalan, Afshin Biyaban-Gard, Pejman Pashtam, Ramin Taheri, Hossein Nouri, Mostafa Salehi-Zadeh and Behnam Mahdi-Zadeh. The competition will be held in New Delhi from May 10-17. A total number of 112 freestyle, 103 Greco-Roman and 83 female wrestlers will be vying in …

The Iranian squad ended their Bahamas 2017 campaign on a high with a 5-3 win against Italy in the play-off for third place to become Asia's highest ever finishers at the Beach Soccer World Cup.Meanwhile Italy and Brazil ranked second and first respectively. The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, …

Top on the list are Iran Federation for the Disabled with 37 titles and Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran with 24.Moreover, Sailing Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sports Medicine Federation of IR of Iran, Hockey, Squash, Taekwondo and Ski federations, have successfully represented Iran on …

In semi-finals stage, Sajjad Kazemzadeh in weigh category of 69 kg was overpowered by Uzbek rival and he ranked third.In addition to his bronze medal, Kazemzadeh also received Germany competitions quota.Tashkent championships is underway with the attendance of 200 boxers from 29 countries.9376** www.irna.ir

'The 23-year-old set a world record in winning gold at a World Cup climbing event in China last weekend,' CBS News reported.“Wall climbing is an Olympic sport and 'Persian Cheetah' is the fastest at it.”“Alipour, nicknamed the 'Persian Cheetah' scaled a 15-meter wall in just 5.48 seconds, shattering the previous …

More than 60 athletes representing seven nations including Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took part in the event. Sorouch Qandchi managed to win the gold medal in front crawl and two silver medals in medley and breast stroke during the competition.9060**1771 www.irna.ir

The Iranian athletes snatched four gold and one bronze medals in the competitions.Armin Hadipour in -54kg, Mohammad Kazemi in -58kg, Mir Hashem Hosseini in -63kg and Abolfazl Yaqoubi in -68kg bagged gold medals and Sajjad Mardani won a bronze medal in +87kg.Iran won the team trophy, which is decided based …

The proud championship title of the Iranian National Weightlifting Team shining at the 2017 Asian Competitions in Turkmenistan is indicative of enormous capabilities of Iran’s brave and dignified children, the message said.“I congratulate national team members, weightlifting champions, their families, Iran’s sports community and Weightlifting Federation and the great Iranian …

“The gallant athletes of the Islamic Republic made their fellow-countrymen happy to win over other competitors with their fierce determination and muscle flexing,” said Larijani in a message.'I hope we will always see more of our youth success in all realms,' he also said.The Asian Weightlifting Cup started on April …

Iranian weightlifters had a narrow competition with China which ranked second with 547 points. Iran won five gold, three silver and three bronze medals in the competitions. Uzbekistan gained 511 points to rank third after Iran and China. Iranian sports and youth ministry congratulated the country's athletes on the occasion. …