Latest Sports News in Iran – News and reports from international and domestic athletic competitions across the range of sports, from local stories to tournaments on the world stage.
Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian congratulated Iranian female taekwondoka Nahid Kiani for "making history" by winning a silver medal in the women’s taekwondo -57kg category in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Thursday.
Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammad Hadi Saravi has defeated former Olympic and world champion Artur Aleksanyan, winning Iran’s first gold medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Iranian national futsal team head coach, Vahid Shamsaei, has been nominated for the prestigious title of Best Coach of the Year 2023 by the renowned futsal website, Futsal Planet.
Inter Milan’s Iranian striker scored two goals on Saturday into a pre-season friendly against LaLiga side Las Palmas and is now up to four goals from his three appearances in the Italian football.
Iran’s national under-20 freestyle wrestling team won the Asian championship title on the final day of the Asian Freestyle Championships on Wednesday in Thailand.
Iran's junior Greco-Roman wrestling team clinched the top spot at the Asian Championships with a commanding performance, securing 6 gold medals, 1 silver, and 2 bronze.
At the end of the first day of the Junior Asian Championships, all 5 Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers won gold medals, acquitting themselves brilliantly against rivals.
The Disciplinary Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has fined Iran’s Sepahan Football Club $1,000 due to the team's delayed exit from the locker room, resulting in a 1.5-minute delay at the start of their match against Al Hilal.
Four female Iranian football plays who have joined the Armenian FC Pyunik club will take part in the preliminary stage of the European Champions League.
Italian football club Inter Milan removed newly-hired Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi's introduction video from its page which contained the phrase “the Persian Gulf” following protests from Arab fans.
Iran's National Beach Volleyball Team One, comprising Abbas Pourasgari and Alireza Aghajani, faced off against Thailand and secured a 2-0 victory to clinch the tournament title in China.
The Iranian women’s taekwondo team outshone its rivals on Tuesday and won the title for the 2024 World Cup championship in South Korea for the first time in the country’s history.
The Asian Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship took place on July 22-23 in Amman, Jordan, where Iran’s wrestling team showcased outstanding performance. The Iranian team won several medals across various weight categories, finishing the competition as the runner-up.
The Iranian men’s national volleyball team lost to France at the 2024 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) preliminary round on Friday in Pasay City, the Philippines.
In an exciting match during the third week of the 2024 Volleyball Nations League preliminary round, Iran secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Netherlands.
Iran's national volleyball team climbed up two spots in the world ranking after defeating the United States at the beginning of the third week of the Men’s Nations League.