Salimi becomes 4th Iranian taekwondoka to earn Olympics berth
On the second and last day of Taekwondo Olympic Qualification in Asia that was held in Tai’an, China. Iran’s Arian Salimi at the we...
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Salimi earns Iran’s fourth quota in taekwondo for Paris
TEHRAN – Iranian taekwondo athlete Arian Salimi secured a berth in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Salimi advanced to the final mat...
Saravi wins Iran’s first gold medal in Paris Olympics
Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammadhadi Saravi won a gold medal in the 2024 Olympic Games. He defeated Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan 4-1 in t...
Sareh Javanmardi takes gold in shooting: 2024 Paralympics
PARIS – Sareh Javanmardi of Iran claimed a gold medal in the P2 – Women’s 10m air pistol SH1 of the 2024 Paralympic Games on Saturda...
Shot putter Zaker wins silver in 2024 Paralympics
PARIS – Zafar Zaker of Iran claimed a silver medal in the men’s shot put F55 of the 2024 Paralympic Games Friday night. Ruzhdi Ruzhd...
Shot putter Zaker wins silver in Paris 2024 Paralympics
Ruzhdi Ruzhdi of Bulgaria won the gold with a throw of 12.40 meters. Silver medal went to Zaker with 11.88 meters and Poland’s Lech...
Soraya Aghaei joins IOC Athletes’ Commission
TEHRAN – The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, has appointed five new members of the IO...
Taekwondo athlete Barkhordari takes silver in 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN – Iran taekwondo athlete Mehran Barkhordari lost to Firas Katoussi from Tunisia in the men’s -80kg final of the 2024 Ol...
Taekwondo athlete Nahid Kiani advances to Olympic semi-final
On the second day of the taekwondo competition of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Nahid Kiani faced Chaima Toumi from Tunisia in her s...
Taekwondo athlete Nematzadeh aims to win gold at 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN – Iranian taekwondo athlete Mobina Nematzadeh is determined to win a gold medal in the 2024 Olympic Games. She secured her sp...