During the quarterfinal round, Shokri in weight category of 85 kg defeated his Estonian rival 2-1.In the semi-final match, he overpowered Lithuanian wrestler 4-0 and reached final stage.In the final round, the Iranian wrestler was hit by Hungarian rival and ranked second.The event is underway in Szombathely, Hungary until March …
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UWW praises Iran’s hosting World Cup 2017
Daulet Turlykhanov said that wrestling is Iranians’ traditional and national sport and Iran is one the top countries in the field.Former Kazakh wrestler said that the president of Iran Wrestling Federation tends to develop wrestling in Iran and in the world as well.The Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup 2017 was held …
Read More »Iran women's football team defeats Russia at Sochi tourney
Melika Motevali sent a volley in the 40 minute and scores the opener.The Kuban Spring 2016 Women’s U-19 Football Tournament opened in Sochi, on March 20.A total of eight teams from Iran, Russia, Krasnodar, Belarus, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Slovenia, Azerbaijan Republic and Romania are competing in the tournament.Iran had been drawn …
Read More »Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers defeated by Russia in 2017 World Cup
2017 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup opened in Abadan on Thursday morning and will come to an end on Friday. Eight top world wrestling teams, namely Iran, Russia, Turkey, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Germany, Ukraine and Azerbaijan, have participated in the tournament. Iran has been pitted against Russia, Kazakhstan and Germany in Group …
Read More »Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team ranks 3rd at world cup
The 2017 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup opened in Abadan on Thursday morning and ended on Friday.Eight top world wrestling teams, namely Iran, Russia, Turkey, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Germany, Ukraine and Azerbaijan, had participated in the tournament.Iran pitted against Russia, Kazakhstan and Germany in Group B.Iran beat Turkey 7-1 on Friday and …
Read More »Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team trounces German team
Iran’s Greco-Roman team which is in the same group with Russia, Kazakhstan and Germany defeated Germany 7-1. The Russian national Greco-Roman team also beat Kazakhstan 8-0. Iranian and Russian wrestling teams will compete each other later on Thursday. Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete with Kazakhstan on Friday morning. 2050**2050 www.irna.ir
Read More »Greco-Roman World Cup 2017 kicks off in southwestern Iran
The two-day world event is attended by eight premier Greco-Roman wrestling teams.Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and Germany are in the same group while another group consists of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine.The 2017 Greco-Roman competitions starts with a match between the Iranian and German athletes. Iranian Greco-Roman team has a record …
Read More »Iran ranks 2nd in Baku Int’l Karate Tournament
The event was held in Kata and Kumite sections and with the attendance of 360 athletes from Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Slovakia and Georgia on March 11-12 in Baku. In the two-day tournament, Iran snatched 8 gold 9 silver, and 29 bronze medals.Azeri team ranked first …
Read More »Khuzestan team ranks 1st in Int’l Fajr Cup
Khuzestan team by winning 623 points in a close competition with Iran’s youth team ranked first.Khuzestan, receiving 11 gold, 8 silver, and 5 bronze medals, also stood on the first place in medal rankings.Turkish team by scoring 545 points ranked third.Some 52 weightlifters in 12 teams from Iran, Azerbaijan, Jordan, …
Read More »Iranian mountaineer bags gold medal in 2017 Asian Cup
Head of Mahabad mountaineering committee Taher Pahnaie told IRNA on Monday that Iranian seventeen-year-old athlete stood on the first place in individual section.“Iranian athletes received one gold and 2 bronze medals in the section,” he said.South Korea and Japan ranked second and third in the individual men section, respectively.In individual …
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