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Iranian Referee to Make History by Officiating Olympic Football Final: AFC

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Iranian Alireza Faghani is set to make history by becoming the first Asian referee to officiate the final match of a Men's Olympic Football Tournament when he takes charge of the Brazil versus Germany gold medal match on Saturday.
Music

Online Concert to Be Held in Praise of Iran’s First Female Olympic Medallist

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A big concert is planned to be held upon the arrival of Iran’s Olympic team in a move to praise the medal won by Kimia Alizadeh, the first woman and the youngest Iranian medallist in the history of Olympic Games.
Sport

President Lauds Iranian Athletes’ Performance in Olympic Games

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the country’s athletes in the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio for bringing glory to Iran, extending special thanks to 18-year-old taekwondo player Kimia Alizadeh for winning the first-ever Olympic medal by an Iranian lady.
Sport

Iranian President Congratulates Alizadeh on Olympics Bronze Medal

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President Hassan Rouhani on Friday congratulated the teenage taekwondo player Kimia Alizadeh, the first-ever female Iranian to win a medal in the Olympic Games, on her Bronze medal in Rio 2016 Olympics.
Sport

Iran’s Freestyler Hassan Yazdani Wins Gold Medal in Rio

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Iran's Hassan Yazdani won a thrilling men's freestyle wrestling final against Russian Aniuar Geduev to claim Olympic gold in Rio.
Sport

Alizadeh Wins Taekwondo Bronze at Rio 2016

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Kimia Alizadeh became the first Iranian woman to win an Olympics medal by winning bronze in -57 kg class of taekwondo at Rio 2016.
Sport

Rouhani Criticizes Injustice against Iranian Olympic Weightlifter

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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani posted a photo on his Instagram to voice his anger at the unfair judgment passed on Iranian weightlifter Behdad Salimi.
Sport

History to Remember Unfair Judgement against Iran’s Olympic Weightlifter

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Ali Moradi, the president of Iranian Weightlifting Federation, slammed the unfair judgment passed by the jury against Iran’s Behdad Salimi at Rio Olympics, and stressed that it will remain in history forever.
Sport

Iranian Girls in Off-Road Motorcycle Race

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian girls took part in the first Women’s Motocross Race in Tehran. The race was inaugurated for the first time in a ceremony on...
Sport

Iran’s Behdad Salimi Breaks World Record in Rio 2016 Weightlifting

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Iran’s Behdad Salimi broke the world record in the snatch weightlifting of the Men's over 105-kilogram class at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games, but he was later disqualified in the clean and jerk stage following a controversial decision by the jury.
Media Wire

Wrestler Snatches Iran’s 2nd Rio Bronze Medal

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Iranian wrestler Qassem Rezaei snatched a bronze medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 98-kilogram category late Tuesday.
Sport

Abdevali Bags Bronze of Men’s Greco-Roman 75kg

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Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestler Saeid Abdevali in 75kg weight category won the bronze medal match in 2016 Olympics.
Sport

Moradi Clinches 2nd Gold Medal for Iran’s Caravan

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Iran’s Sohrab Moradi managed to win the title in Men’s 94-kg category of weightlifting event at Rio Summer Olympic Games.
Sport

Rostami Grabs Iran’s First Medal, Breaks Own World Record

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Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami won the gold medal in the men’s 85-kg category at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games on August 12, 2016.
Sport

Iran, Germany Sign MoU on Sports Cooperation

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President of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran Kioumars Hashemi and his German counterpart Alfons Hormann held a meeting in...
Sport

Iran’s Olympic Weight-Lifter Accompanied by 2 ISIS Elements in Rio Flight!

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Behdad Salimi, the Iranian weightlifter and the gold medallist in previous Olympic Games, arrived in the Brazilian city of São Paulo as their flight...
Nature and Wildlife

Images of 50 Endangered Species on Iran’s Sports Clothing

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Iranian sport teams will appear in the Rio 2016 Olympics while, in addition to the Iranian cheetah, the images of 50 endangered species are going to be printed on their sports clothing, an official announced.
Lifestyle

Iranian Cleric Surprises Europeans by Playing Billiard and Bowling

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While playing bowling and billiard is usually frowned upon by many Islamic scholars, a young cleric from Iran’s north-eastern city of Mashhad has attracted...
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Female Flag Bearer Competing in Rio Olympics and Paralympics

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Hours after making her Olympic debut, Iranian archer Zahra Nemati carried her country's flag in the opening ceremony on Friday.
Sport

Opening Ceremony of Rio 2016 Olympics

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The 2016 Summer Games was kicked off with the opening ceremony in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Friday night. 63 Iranian...
Sport

Rio Devoid of the Spirit of Olympics

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Although Rio de Janeiro is hosting the 2016 Olympics, the situation seems so bleak that the ugly aspects of the city may distract the attention of every sports fan from the Olympic Games.
Sport

Iranian Flag Raised in Rio’s Olympic Village

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Iran's national anthem was played and the country's flag raised in a ceremony held in Rio de Janeiro.
Sport

Iranian Girl Wins National Rally Contest

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Leila Peykanpour, an Iranian girl from Isfahan, claimed the title in the first round of a national rally championship in KIA Pride Class. According to...
Incidents

Wild Dogs Attack Athletes in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium

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A few days ago, a number of wild dogs seriously attacked and injured two athletes at Tehran’s Azadi Sports Complex. The two were sent to the hospital, and one of them is in critical conditions; however, the authorities and people avoided killing the aggressive animals.
Iran in Pictures

Female Bikers in Shiraz National Championship

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian female bikers took part in National Biking Championship in Shiraz, Fars Province, on Monday, July 18.
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