Iran’s Alipour clinches gold in weightlifting at Nagoya 2026
Alipour produced a 180kg snatch and a 218kg clean and jerk for a combined total of 398kg, securing the Asian Games title in impressi...
Iran’s Ahmadzadeh wins silver in kurash: 2026 Nagoya
TEHRAN – Iran kurash athlete Ramin Ahmadzadeh claimed a silver medal in the 2026 Asian Games on Monday. Ahmadzadeh lost to Uzbekista...
Iran water polo beat South Korea in Nagoya
TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s water polo team defeated South Korea 15-11 in Group B of the 2026 Asian Games on Monday. In the match held at...
Iran’s Alipour strikes gold in weightlifting at Nagoya 2026
TEHRAN – Iranian weightlifter Ali Alipour captured the gold medal in the men’s 95kg category at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya...
Iran sweep Thailand for second Asian Games win
On the ninth day of the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Iran’s national volleyball team faced Thailand in their second preliminary...
Afshin Ghotbi shortlisted to take charge of Iran U23
TEHRAN – Afshin Ghotbi, former Persepolis and Iran national team head coach, is reportedly on the verge of taking charge of Ir...
Ex-Iran boxing federation chief Nategh Nouri dies
TEHRAN – Ahmad Nategh Nouri, former president of Iran’s Boxing Federation has passed away at the age of 89 after years of batt...
Iranian runner Zahra Zarei aims to compete at Olympics
TEHRAN – Iranian national team female athlete Zahra Zarei says her goal is to compete at the Olympics. She won a silver medal...
Iran’s Karimi snatches historic bronze at 2026 Asian Games
Karimi’s podium finish made history as she became the first Iranian woman weightlifter to win a medal at the Asian Games, Vatan News...
Iran volleyball beat Kyrgyzstan in 2026 Asian Games
TEHRAN – Iran volleyball team defeated Kyrgyzstan in straight sets (25-11, 25-16, 25-20) in their opening match of the 2026 Asian Ga...