TEHRAN – Aliakbar Gharibshi seized a gold medal at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Sunday. He lifted 251kg in the men’s up to 107kg category and won the gold. He also bettered the world record by four kilograms. Mongolian powerlifter Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar came second with 244kg. Gharibshi’s countryman Saman Razi also won a […]
TEHRAN – Hamed Solhipour seized Iran’s first gold at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships underway in Tbilisi, Georgia on Saturday. With an impressive drive for 225kg, Solhipour retained his crown in the men’s up to 97kg to win back-to-back titles. “I’m very happy and delighted”, commented Solhipour. “And I think I deserve this medal.” […]
TEHRAN – Rouhollah Rostami of Iran won a silver medal at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Friday. Gu Xiaofei of China won the gold medal by lifting 230kg and got his revenge over Rostami for losing the Paralympic First place medal in Tokyo. Rostami finished in second with 230kg. The bronze medal went […]
TEHRAN – Iran were defeated by Romania 39-11 in their opening match of the 2021 World Women’s Handball Championship Friday night. In the match held at the Pabellón Ciutat de Castelló in Castelló, Romania cruised to their largest win at the World Championship since the 47-14 drubbing of Puerto Rico in their opening match at […]
TEHRAN – Mooud Bonyadifar will referee the match between Esteghlal and Persepolis football teams. The Tehran derby will be held on Matchday 8 of Iran Professional League (IPL) in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Saturday. Bonyadifar, 36, has been officiating in Iran Professional League (IPL) for seven seasons and has been on the international list since […]
TEHRAN- Sepahan football team defeated Nassaji 2-0 on Matchday 7 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Monday. Shahriar Moghanlou scored a brace in Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium. In Tehran, Persepolis defeated Naft Masjed Soleyman thanks to Mehdi Abdi’s 50th-minute goal and moved up to second place. Earlier in the day, Esteghlal were held to a […]
TEHRAN – Iran international middle blocker Mohammad Mousavi has suffered a broken leg in the Turkey’s volleyball league. The Fenerbahce player suffered the right foot fracture in the match against Yeni Kızıltepespor on Sunday. The Turkish media reports suggest that Mousavi has started the therapy. The 35-year-old player joined the Turkish giants in May. Mousavi […]
TEHRAN – Iranian-born coach Poya Asbaghi was appointed as new head coach of English Championship side Barnsley. The 36-year-old began his coaching career as an assistant at Swedish third tier outfit Dalkurd FF, before taking over the helm two years later. After a successful spell with the Uppsala-based club, he was appointed by Gefle IF […]
TEHRAN – Iran Greco-Roman team finished in second place at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Russia won the Greco-Roman team title, thanks to the two gold medals on Wednesday, which propelled them to 190 points. Iran finished second with 155 points, while Georgia ended up on the podium in third […]
TEHRAN – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers claimed five medals on the first day of finals at the United World Wrestling Under-23 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Tuesday. Amin Mirzazadeh, who missed the World Championships in Oslo last month with coronavirus, beat Armenian David Ovasapyan 2-1 in the 130kg final bout. Pouya Dadmarz and Amin Kaviyaninejad […]
TEHRAN – Iran earned their second win in a row at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification, beating Lebanon 2-0 on Thursday. Mehdi Limouchi scored the first goal just five minutes into the goal and Mial Kor was on target in the added time. Mehdi Mahdavikia’s boys had started the campaign with a 4-0 […]
TEHRAN – Former Iran long-distance runner Ali Baghbanbashi died on Thursday. He died at the age of 97. Baghbanbashi was given the honor of lighting the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony of the 1974 Asian Games. He was the first Iranian to win a medal at the athletic in Asian Games. The long-distance runner competed […]
