Mostafa Toghani winner of Pahlevani Wrestling Championship
TEHRAN – Mostafa Toghani defended his title as champion of Iran’s Pahlevani Wrestling Championship. He defeated Ahmad Mirzapour in t...
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Retaining Tavakoli was the right decision: Amir Jafari
TEHRAN – Iran’s national Para powerlifter Amir Jafari Arangeh praised the decision to retain Hossein Tavakoli as the hea...
Weightlifter Yousefi sidelined for six months
TEHRAN – Iranian super heavyweight Alireza Yousefi underwent knee surgery in Tehran on Sunday. The weightlifter had a torn lig...
Financial transactions between Iran and IOC facilitated
TEHRAN – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has deposited $240,000 into the account of Iran’s National Olympic Co...
Samimi named Iran Paralympic committee Secretary General
TEHRAN – Hamidali Samimi was appointed as Secretary General of Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) on Sunday. His appointment...
Paydar bags gold for Iran at Asian weightlifting c’ship
Paydar came first in the men’s 109kg Junior with 380kg (169+211). His countryman Hassan Emadi won the silver with 359kg (164+195) an...
Iran wrestling legend Hassan Yazdani turns 30
Yazdani is an Olympic and World Champion in freestyle wrestling in two weight categories. He became the Olympic champion in the 74kg...
Saravi, most dominant Greco wrestler of 2024: UWW
Saravi claimed three gold medals in the current year. The 97 kg Iranian wrestler seized gold in the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championshi...
Iran to send 19 Greco-Roman wrestlers to Zagreb
The first Ranking Series will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from Feb. 5 to 9. The World Ranking Series events are the main Internationa...
Azeri pres. demands Russia admits guilt after plan crash
Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that a passenger plane that crashed and killed 38 last week had been damage...