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FIFA President to Visit Iran Late February

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President of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Gianni Infantino is due to travel to the Islamic Republic of Iran later this month.
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Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Tarik-Darreh Ski Resort

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Alvand or Tarik-Darreh ski resort, located 10 kilometres southwest of Ganj-Nameh road, Hamadan, is among the most popular Iranian pistes.
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Slacklining Turning into Popular Sport in Iran

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Slacklining, which refers to the act of walking or balancing along a suspended length of flat webbing that is tensioned between two anchors, is gaining great popularity among Iranian youths.
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Iran Football Team to Turn into Powerhouse in 10 Years: Spanish Coach

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Javier Poves Gómez, a Spanish football coach, says Iran’s national football team has the potential for turning into a powerhouse in the next ten years.
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Iran’s Tabriz to Host Car Rally for Women from Muslim Countries

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The Iranian city of Tabriz, the capital of Islamic tourism in 2018, is to host a car rally attended by women from Muslim countries in the coming months.
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Tourists to Participate in Rally between Iran’s Mashhad, Iraq’s Karbala

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A tourist rally is slated to be held in late February, 2018, along a 2,000-km route between two holy cities in Iran and Iraq.
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Qatar to Use Iran’s Kish Island for World Cup 2022

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Qatari Football Federation officials are planning to visit Iran’s Kish Island to prepare the grounds for the Persian Gulf resort’s hosting of Qatar 2022 World Cup teams.
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Iran Leader Praises Wrestler Who Avoided Facing Israeli Opponent

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has commended Alireza Karimi, the wrestler who intentionally lost a match at a tournament in Poland to avoid an Israeli regime’s opponent in the next round.
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Iran Mourns Deaths of 9 Hikers Killed in Avalanche

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An avalanche in western Iran has fatally buried nine professional mountain climbers who were returning from a peak they had conquered.
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Tehran’s Milad Tower Hosts Stair Climbing Competition

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The second international stair climbing competition (Tower running) was held at Tehran’s iconic Milad Tower on December 6, 2017.
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UNESCO Accepts Polo as Iranian Game

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) accepted Chogan as an Iranian horse-riding game on the world body’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Iranian Cleric Refereeing Football Matches in Top Division

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An Iranian cleric studying advanced jurisprudence also works as a top football referee and martial arts instructor.
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Iran Wins Two More Golds at Weightlifting World Championships

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Ali Hashemi from Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships at the Anaheim Convention Center early Tuesday.
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Iranian Weightlifter Breaks World Record, Bags Three Gold Medals

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sohrab Moradi of Iran claimed a gold medal in the men’s 94kg of the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships at the Anaheim Convention Center late Sunday.
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Queiroz Happy with Iran’s FIFA World Cup Draw

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Iran coach Carlos Queiroz says he is personally happy to be drawn with Spain and Portugal.
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Saudi, UAE Say Won’t Play ACL Matches in Iran or Qatar

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Saudi and Emirati officials say their football teams in the AFC Champions League will neither play in Iran, nor in Qatar.
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Iran State Broadcaster Uses Female Commentator for First Time

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For the first time, an Iranian woman gave a full commentary of a match in real time for the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
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Iran Drawn with Portugal, Spain in 2018 FIFA World Cup

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Iran’s national football team has been drawn with football powerhouses of Europe, Portugal and Spain, as well as Morocco in Group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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Real Madrid Ex-Captain Raises Funds for Iran Quake-Hit People

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Michel Salgado, the former captain of Real Madrid football team, has donated one of his signed shirts to raise funds for the quake-hit Iranians in the western province of Kermanshah.
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Iran Football Federation, Iranian Futsal Player Praised at AFC Awards

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Iran’s Football Federation and Iranian futsal player Ali-Asghar Hassanzadeh have received top awards at the Asian Football Confederation’s annual awards ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Iran’s Hassanzadeh to Be Named AFC Futsal Player of Year

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Iranian futsal player Ali-Asghar Hassanzadeh will be named the AFC Futsal Player of the Year for a third time following his brilliant performance at this year’s Asian competitions.
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Surgeon-cum-Referee Skips Match to Help Quake Victims

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A top Iranian football referee, who is also an orthopedic surgeon, has missed a match he was supposed to judge to help victims of the recent earthquake.
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Football Int’l Language for All: World Cup Draw Hostess

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A Russian journalist picked to host the ceremony for the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup says she is very excited.
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American Wrestling Champion Sympathizes with Quake-Hit Iranians

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American world and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling Jordan Burroughs has extended condolences to the families of the victims of the recent deadly earthquake in Iran.
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Iranian Athletes Auction Medals to Raise Money for Quake Victims

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Several renowned Iranian sportspeople have auctioned off their Olympics and world medals to give the proceeds to quake victims in west of the country.
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