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Iran Hosts International Fishing Festival

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The first round of an international fishing festival involving nine teams of foreign tourists was recently held in Lake Zrebar in Marivan in Iran’s western province of Kurdistan.
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Iran Holds Camel Riding Tournament

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The eighth round of national camel riding championship was recently held in Varzaneh desert in Isfahan, central Iran.
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Iran Unveils Handmade Carpets Woven for FIFA World Cup

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Seven exquisite hand-knotted Persian carpets commemorating the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in Russia have been put on display during a ceremony in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz.
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Iran President Meets Members of National Football Team ahead of FIFA World Cup

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warmly received the Iranian national football team before its departure for Turkey where it will prepare itself for the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.
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Iranian Female Referee Shines at Int’l Football Events

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Mahsa Qorbani, an Iranian woman football referee who has judged several international women and men’s matches, is making headlines worldwide.
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Carlos Queiroz Names Provisional Iran Squad for FIFA World Cup 2018

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Iran’s head coach Carlos Queiroz has named his provisional 24-man squad for the FIFA World Cup 2018, which is due to begin in Russia next month.
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Iran’s Persepolis Defeats UAE’s Al Jazira to Book Place in ACL Quarters

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Jalal Hosseini's 89th minute strike gave Iran’s Persepolis football team a 2-1 win over Al Jazira of the UAE in the second leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League (ACL) Round of 16 on Monday.
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Iran’s Women Futsal Team Crowned Asian Champions Again

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The reigning champion Iran defeated Japan 5-2 to claim gold medal in the 2018 AFC Women’s Futsal Championship on Saturday.
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Jahanbakhsh Becomes First Asian Top Scorer of Major European Leagues

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Iranian international winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh has been named the top goal scorer of the premier Dutch football league Eredivisie.
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Iran’s Table Tennis Makes History by Advancing to Top Division of WTTC

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The Iranian men’s national Ping-Pong team has been qualified for the top division of the World Team Table Tennis Championships for the first time in history, after it defeated Ukraine to advance to the final match of the second division.
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Iranian Customs in Photos: Football Match in Rice Farms

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Before the season of planting rice in Gilan Province, northern Iran, people hold football matches in muddy farms to prepare for a new agricultural season.
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Iran Learns Its Opponents at AFC Asian Cup 2019

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Iran national football team has learned its opponents at the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Group Stage.
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Jeddah Wrestling Charade: Bin Salman’s Fantasy of Defeating Iran

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The Al Saud regime, in its latest anti-Iran show, recently staged a “wrestling” scenario in Jeddah to give Bin Salman a sense of victory over Iran.
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Iranian Tai Chi Practitioners Gather Together to Promote Peace, Harmony

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Hundreds of Iranians performed the Chinese ancient martial arts of Tai Chi and Qigong to celebrate not only the health benefits of such activities but to send out intentions of peace, harmony and healing.
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Iran to Restore Asiatic Cheetah Design to World Cup Kit

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The president of the Iranian Football Federation says players on the national team will be wearing shirts bearing the image of the Iranian cheetah despite earlier decision to do away with it.
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First Iranian Women Weightlifters Make History in Uzbekistan

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The first team of female athletes in Iran’s weightlifting history has made their presence felt in Uzbekistan’s competitions.
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Iranian Villagers Defend Women’s Right to Go to Stadiums

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A village in southern Iran made headlines after photos of a football match in the rural area went viral, showing female spectators watching the match and players defending women’s right to go to stadiums.
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Persepolis FC Lifts Iran Pro League’s Title Trophy

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Persepolis football team lifted Iran Professional League (IPL) trophy at the end of Sepidrood match in Tehran.
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Real Madrid, Barcelona Football Clubs Wearing Shirts Made of Iranian Cotton

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Did you know that shirts worn by your favourite football clubs could be manufactured with cotton produced using nanotechnology in Iran?
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UWW Allows Iran to Host Wrestling World Cup 2018

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The United World Wrestling has agreed to allow Iran to host the 2018 Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup later this year, according to Iran’s wrestling federation.
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Tehran Celebrates World Tai Chi, Qigong Day

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A large crowd gathered in Niavaran Park north of the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday to mark the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.
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Iranian, American Girls Play “Friendly” Football Match in Italy

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While US President Donald Trump has been making threats against Iran on a daily basis, the female footballers of Iran and the US played a friendly match to show the two nations are at peace with each other.
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“Qatar May Use Iran’s Kish Island for 2022 FIFA World Cup”

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Iran’s Sports Minister Massoud Soltanifar says Qatar can use the facilities of Kish Island in southern Iran for hosting the national teams competing in the football world cup in 2022.
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Iran Unveils Rugs Woven for Rivals at 2018 FIFA World Cup

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Iran has unveiled three rugs woven by highly-skilled Iranian artists to be gifted to Team Melli’s Group Stage rivals at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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Iran’s Persepolis, Esteghlal Advance to ACL Knockout Stage as Table-Toppers

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Iran's Persian Gulf Pro League professional soccer clubs Persepolis and Esteghlal have registered valuable victories over their rivals in the group stage of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League, and progressed to the next level of the tournament.
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