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In the final match of the tournament which also served as 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers, Iran overpowered UAE 7-2 to win the first title. UAE and Japan ranked second and third, respectively.In his message, Larijani said that the Iranian national team caused happiness for the Iranian nation. …

In the final match of AFC championships and FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 qualifiers which was held on March 11, Iran overpowered UAE 7-2.UAE and Japan ranked second and third, respectively.2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be held from April 27 to May 7 in Nassau, Bahamas.9376**1771 …

IWF representative and the president of the European Weightlifting Federation Antonio Urso made the remarks on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the second International Fajr Cup in Ahvaz.He said the second round of the competitions is being held at a higher level compared with the first round. He …

Iranian athlete Yaqub Pashutani in weight category of 62 kg ranked first in clean and jerk. He overpowered Turkish and Azeri rivals. Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Zareie in weight category of 69 kg defeated Turkish rival and stood first. Some 52 weightlifters in 12 teams from Iran, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Turkey, Italy, …

Mansour Kiani told IRNA on Saturday that the event started on Friday in the Ukrainian capitalAfzali won his medal in the weight category 74kg of freestyle while Beheshti snatched medal in weight category 59kg of Greco-Roman.“In final stage, Afzali defeating Belarusian rival 8-0 ranked first,” Kiani said. “During the final …

Iran’s national top coach Alireza Rezaei Manesh is slated to lead the Serbian freestyle team in the upcoming Europe championships. Rezaei Manesh was also a member of technical board of Iran’s freestyle wrestling. Europe wrestling championship would be held in Serbia from May 1-6, 2017. 9060**1771 www.irna.ir

Nemati, the Paralympic gold medalist, clinched the valuable title after the poll taken from 43,000 people and experts in February, 2017, National Olympic Committee of Iran reported on Monday.She was named as the best female Para archer of year 2016 during the Las Vegas 2017 Indoor Archery World Cup.Being paralyzed …

In U-18 women double canoe competitions, Iranian athletes Donya Mohammadi and Faeze Ronasi ranked first and snatched gold medals.In adult women single canoe competitions, Roksana Razeghian ranked third.The men canoe and Kayak team competitions were also held today.In U-18 men single kayak, Danial Khosravi, Mahan Edrisi and Reza Khalili ranked …

After reaching the final stage of the championship on Saturday, Zhongyi told IRNA, “I am happy. The event was held with no problem and in high level, especially the venue has been designed in a unique way,” she said.The first round of Women's World Chess Championship kicked off with the …

“I have never been in Iran. I have no chance to go out and look around the city, but I like it very much. I have many friends in Iran,” Australian head referee Anastasia Sorokina told IRNA in a recent exclusive interview.“My job is not to analyze the games but …