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Two of Iran’s wrestling icons, Abdollah Movahed and Hassan Yazdani, have been named among the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time in a newly released international ranking by Fighting Advice, a US-based sports website.
Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi has rapidly become the central figure at Olympiacos, winning over fans and teammates alike with his commanding performances and clinical finishing in Greece’s Super League.
The head of Iran’s EB Home Foundation has warned that life-saving wound dressings used by patients suffering from Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare genetic skin disorder, are now included in the list of US sanctions, causing severe hardship for vulnerable patients.
Professor Majid Samii, the world-renowned neurosurgeon, has announced that surgery is not possible for Iranian volleyball player Saber Kazemi due to the severity of his brain injury.
In the remote mountains of Khorasan Razavi Province in northeastern Iran, rangers of Tandoureh National Park patrol one of Iran’s most biodiverse and challenging landscapes.
Iran’s national taekwondo team captured the runner-up title at the 27th World Taekwondo Championships, marking its return to the global podium after an eight-year absence.
The Iranian Volleyball Federation’s medical commission has officially confirmed the brain death of Saber Kazemi, a former member of Iran’s national volleyball team.
Iran’s national under-18 girls’ volleyball team claimed the championship at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain after a thrilling 3-2 victory over Indonesia in the final on Wednesday.
Abolfazl Zandi finally secured a gold medal for Iran in the World Taekwondo Championships, the country’s first men’s gold in a decade, after a brilliant run in the 58kg category.
Iran’s Ministry of Interior announced its readiness to provide online education for Afghan students who have left the country under the government’s repatriation program for undocumented migrants. However, officials said that no Afghan families have yet requested or shown interest in the plan.
Iranian boxer Fatemeh Rastegar made history by winning the bronze medal in the women’s +80 kg category at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain—marking the first medal ever achieved by a female Iranian boxer in an international competition.
Iranian-born referee Alireza Faghani has been nominated for the title of World’s Best Referee of 2025 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
Iran is facing widespread drought and severe climate impacts, prompting the government to adopt a comprehensive National Climate Change Management Plan.
Iran’s Interior Ministry announced that around 320,000 foreign students have enrolled in Iranian schools for the 2025–2026 academic year, down from 700,000 last year, following the departure of nearly 280,000 Afghan students and their families as part of the government’s repatriation program.
Nima Kianpour, a former bodybuilding champion and experienced coach from Khuzestan province, southern Iran, died suddenly from a heart attack while training on the evening of Saturday, local sports officials reported.
The vibrant “Eysh-e Hara” Festival, a celebration of southern Iran’s traditional culture and desert life, was held on Thursday evening in Gevarzin Village on Qeshm Island off the Persian Gulf.
Iranian Muay Thai fighter and referee Saba Chenari passed away on Wednesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest during training in Tehran. She was 25 years old.
Iranian volleyball player Saber Kazemi remains in a coma in a Qatari hospital, with officials from the Iran Volleyball Federation confirming ongoing efforts to transfer him to Iran for further treatment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted its Regional Award for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) to Dr. Majid Ghayour Mobarhan, an Iranian nutrition specialist and professor at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.
Iranian mountaineer Afsaneh Hessamifard has made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to successfully climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in the world, completing her quest with the ascent of Cho Oyu, the 6th-highest mountain on earth.
More than a decade after the competition, United World Wrestling (UWW) has officially declared Iran as the team champion of the 2015 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships, following the confirmation of doping violations by prominent Russian wrestler Abdusalom Gadisov.
