Iranian Athletes
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Iranian athletes take two gold in 2025 Asian Championships
TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Iran’s Reyhaneh Mobini and Mohammadreza Tayebi won two gold medals at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships Day 3 on Thursday.
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Iran's Ayat Sharifi crowned Asia’s strongest man
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Iranian super-heavyweight lifter Ayat Sharifi has been crowned “Strongest Man in Asia” after securing two gold medals and one silver at the 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jiangshan, China.
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Ali Yazdani becomes first Iranian to win an ITF singles title
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Ali Yazdani made history, becoming the first Iranian to win an ITF singles title at M15 Tehran and inspiring a new generation of tennis players in his country on a bright Sunday afternoon at Tehran’s Enghelab Sports Complex.
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Fasihi to miss 2025 Asian Athletics Championships
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Iranian woman sprinter Farzaneh Fasihi may miss the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships due to a foot injury.
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Iranian runner shines at Basra International Half Marathon
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Iranian runner Parisa Arab won fifth place and received a $3,500 prize in the Basra International Half Marathon Competition, setting a new record for Iranian women's half marathon.
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Iran learn fate in 2025 World Aquatics U20 Water Polo C'ship
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Iran discovered their fate in the World Aquatics Men’s U20 Water Polo Championships 2025.
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Iran double-amputee athlete successfully climbes Mt. Everest
TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Iranian double-amputee mountaineer Sajjad Salarvand, who is suffering from a double leg amputation, has succeeded in climbing the Everest Base Camp route.
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4 Iranian athletes among top wrestlers of United W Wrestling
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Four Iranian wrestlers rank among the world's best in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling after recent competitions in Albania, according to United World Wrestling.
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Iran win title of 2025 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Iran defeated Tajikistan 10-1 on Sunday to win the 2025 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship for the fourth time.
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Takhti; most legendary, chivalrous wrestler of Iran history
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Gholam Reza Takhti passed away on January 7, 1968, but his fans still remember him as a hero who will continue to live in the hearts of his lovers and history of sport in Iran.
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Iran wrestling legend Hassan Yazdani turns 30
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iran's legendary freestyler Hassan Yazdani Charati turned 30 today.
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Iranian girls shine at 2024 Asian weightlifting C'ships
TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Iranian female weightlifters snatched colorful medals at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Qatar.
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Iran’s Shafiee wins bronze at Qatar Squash Tournament
TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Pouya Shafiee of Iran claimed a bronze medal at the Qatar Squash Tournament on Thursday.
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Two Iranian athletes get ban for doping
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian boxer Roozbeh Safari and powerlifter Azam Baniasadi have been suspended after failing a doping test for the banned substance.
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Iran volleyball legend Marouf turns 39
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Mir Saeid Marouf Lakerani, is a name that volleyball fans in Iran and in the world will never forget.
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Iran’s Zabihollah Poorshab announces retirement from karate
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iranian legendary karateka Zabihollah Poorshab announced retirement from the sport on Wednesday.
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Iran volleyball player Poursaleh joins OK Formis
TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian international outside hitter Elahe Poursaleh is set to make her mark at OK Formis in Slovenia.
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Leader's meeting with Olympic, Paralympic athletes
TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with members of Iranian sports teams taking part at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Leader censures double-standard policies in Olympics
TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – In a meeting with Iranian Olympic athletes, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei censured the double-standard policies during the Olympic and Paralympic games.
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Iran's Safarzadeh makes history in 2024 Paralympic Games
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Safarzadeh of Iran made history in the women’s 400 meters T12, winning a silver medal of the 20924 Paralympic Games.
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Shot putter Zaker wins silver in Paris 2024 Paralympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Zafar Zaker of Iran claimed a silver medal in the men’s shot put F55 of the 2024 Paralympic Games Friday night.
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Rahimi wins first medal for Iran at Paralympic Games 2024
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Iran's 15-year-old para-taekwondo athlete Zahra Rahimi wins the first medal for the country at the Paralympic Games 2024 in Paris.
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Olympic medalist Salimi says inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo
TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Iranian taekwondo champion Arian Salimi says that Cristiano Ronaldo's hardworking spirit inspired him to win the Olympics gold medal.
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By: Ahmad Hassani
See-off ceremony of paralympic caravan in Imam Reza shrine
MASHHAD Aug. 18 (MNA) – The see-off ceremony of Iran Paralympic Sports Caravan was held at Imam Reza (As) holy shrine, Khorasan Razavi province, on Sunday ahead of participating in 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
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Taekwondo champion kisses her father's hand
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Iranian athlete Nahid Kiani, who won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, kissed her father's hand in the welcoming ceremony at the airport.
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VIDEO: Watch how Emami beats Italian opponent
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA)– Watch how Freestyle wrestler Younes Emami from Iran, defeats his Italian opponent 9-4 in Paris Olympics earlier on Friday.
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Kiani scripts history, bags 1st Olympic silver in taekwondo
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian athlete Nahid Kiani goes down fighting against her South Korean opponent Kim Yujin in taekwondo women's 57-kg final at the Paris Olympics to settle for silver, the first-ever Olympic silver medal for Iran in taekwondo.
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Iran to send 66 sportspersons to 2024 Paralympics
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) will send 66 athletes to the forthcoming 2024 Paralympic Games.
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Iran anti-doping body sanctions 3 athletes
TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – The National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) of Iran has suspended three athletes for violating anti-doping rules.
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Reza Alipour secures Paris 2024 ticket
TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour secured his spot in the 2024 Olympic Games.