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Iran’s female ice climber, who has won national and Asian medals, says she has set her sights on an Olympic medal.

Niloufar Ardalan, the captain of Iran's women futsal team, has managed to legally defy the travel ban her husband had imposed on her and attend the 2015 Women's Futsal World Tournament in Guatemala.

The snow-covered slopes of Tochal are used by a lot of skiers in the capital every winter.

The Iranian pool player has been practicing hard to represent Iran in overseas championships.

The Iranian athletes snatched four gold medals, two silvers and a bronze to rank first.

The ceremony was attended by politicians, sports officials and a number of physically challenged athletes from Tehran and Alborz provinces.

Hajsafi has played 71 times for the Iranian national football team and scored four goals.

The charity match in Tehran was to raise money for MS patients.

Unlike many men who go back on their decision to bungee jump, I have never seen a woman on a bungee-jumping platform back off, said a trainer in Tehran.

Young Iranian female taekwondo artists have finished first at the second edition of the WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships in South Korea.

The greats of the world’s football will play against Iran’s soccer stars on Friday to raise money for MS patients.

An Iranian girl in Gilan Province swam over 10 km in seven hours at the Caspian Sea on August 16.

Iran finished second in the 18th Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship after it lost the final match to Japan. China ranked third after defeating Qatar.

Tasisat defeated Kuwaiti Qadsia 5-4 at the Nagshe Jahan Stadium in Isfahan to become the first Iranian club since 2012 to win the AFC Futsal Club Championship.

The World Archery Championships 2015 was the biggest championship in history. More than 600 archers from 96 nations were competing for glory in Copenhagen.

The Iranian volleyball team beat Russia in three consecutive sets, remaining in the third rank of its group.

Iran took the first set 25-23 but lost the three next sets 20-25, 20-25, and 19-25.

After this match, the US stood atop of Pool B followed by Poland, Iran and Russia.

Iranians fill the streets to celebrate the victory of the national volleyball team against the US.

Team USA has had a bird’s eye view of Tehran atop the capital’s Milad Tower, describing Tehran as attractive for foreign visitors.

Iran’s national football team has been held to a 1-all draw against Turkmenistan during its first 2018 World Cup qualification match.

Iran defeated Olympic champion Russia 3-1 in the FIVB World League, increasing its tally of points to four in the fifth week of the major games.

Now that the British are officially opposed to Qatar, Iran needs to join the anti-corruption campaign at FIFA and salvage football, said Majid Tafreshi, an international relations expert.

Iran’s vice-president for women affairs has talked in an interview about what government has done for women when it comes to presence in sporting arenas, broader representation in parliament and domestic violence.

Panahizadeh, who runs the International Department for the Iranian Wrestling Federation, becomes the first Iranian woman to serve on a United World Wrestling commission.