TEHRAN – Sajad Ganjzadeh from Iran claimed a gold medal in the men’s karate kumite competition in the +75kg category of the 2020 Olympic Games on Saturday. He defeated Tareh Hamedi from Saudi Arabia by Hansoku in the final match. Hamedi was given a disqualification penalty for kicking Ganjzadeh hard in the upper body or […]
TEHRAN – Iran national football team will begin the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualification with no warm-up matches, while their opponents in Group A will prepare well for the competition. The UAE, headed by Bert van Marwijk, have started their preparatory camp in Serbia as they ramp up preparations for the third […]
TEHRAN – Iranian volleyball club Saipa knew their rivals at the 2021 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship. The Iranian team have been drawn in Pool B along with Supreme Chonburi (THA-1), which picked up silver medal at the previous edition in Tianjin, China, Altay (KAZ-1) and Rebisco (PHI-1). Nakhon Ratchasima QminC VC (THA-2), Zhetyssu (KAZ-2) […]
TEHRAN – It seems difficult to believe, but Iran volleyball team, headed by Vladimir Alekno, finished in ninth place in the 2020 Olympic Games. It’s while the team had come fifth in the previous edition in Rio. The Russian coach had been appointed as Iran coach to win the first-ever medal with the team but […]
TEHRAN – Esteghlal and Foold football teams defeated their rivals in the Iran’s Hazfi Cup semifinals Wednesday night. Esteghlal defeated Gol Gohar 2-1 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium thanks to goals from Vouria Ghafouri from the penalty spots in the second half. Amin Pourali scored Gol Gohar’s goal before the halftime. In Ahvaz, Foolad defeated Malavan […]
TEHRAN – Hassan Yazdani from Iran claimed a silver medal at the Wrestling Men’s Freestyle 86kg at the 2020 Olympic Games on Thursday. He lost to David Taylor from the U.S. 4-3 in Tokyo. Yazdani could have won his back-to-back Olympics gold but the American wrestler got a two-point takedown to give him a 4-3 […]
TEHRAN – Iranian weightlifter Ali Davoudi won a silver medal at the +109kg weight class of the 2020 Olympic Games on Wednesday. He lifted a total weight of 441kg. His snatch lift was 200kg, with the clean and jerk of 241kg. Georgian Lasha Talakhadze set a new world record in the snatch lift and clean […]
TEHRAN – Mohammadreza Geraei won Iran’s second gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He defeated Ukraine’s Parviz Nasibov 9-1 in the men’s Greco-Roman 67kg final bout. Shooter Javad Foroughi had previously claimed Iran’s first gold in the Games. Freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani has advanced to the final bout of 86kg and will […]
TEHRAN – Former Iran taekwondo player Majid Aflaki criticized the technical staff of Iran’s taekwondo national team following poor results in the 2020 Olympic Games. Iran finished the Games without winning a medal in Tokyo. It was the first time that the country’s taekwondo failed to win any medal since 1988. Former national team practitioner, […]
TEHRAN – Iran sprinter Hassan Taftian failed to progress to the semifinals of the men’s 100m event at the Olympic Games. He finished in fourth place with a time of 10.19 seconds. South African sprinter Akani Simbine finished in first place with 10.08. Arthur Cisse gets Cote d’Ivoire a spot in 10.15, and Paulo Andre […]
TEHRAN – The final match of Iran’s Hazfi Cup will be held in Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium. The final match is slated for Aug. 8. Esteghlal will play Gol Gohar in semifinals while Foolad host Malavan on Aug.4. The Iran’s Hazfi Cup was founded in 1975 and Esteghlal are the most successful club with seven […]
TEHRAN – Iran and Persepolis defender Hossein Kanaanizadegan joined Qatari top flight football club Al Ahali. The 27-year-old player has joined Al Ahli on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He joined Persepolis in 2019 and won Iran Professional League two times with the Iranian giants. Kanaanizadegan is a member of Iran national football […]
