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Mountain Bike National Championships in Shiraz

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Mountain Bike National Championships were held on Saturday morning in Shiraz, Fars province.    
Sport

Conflicting Reports about Championship of Assad’s Daughter in Tehran Horse-Riding Race

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian media have been publishing conflicting reports on Saturday, July 9, about the participation and championship of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s daughter Zain al-Sham in a horse-riding competition held in Tehran. Here is IFP’s coverage of what different sources told Iranian news agencies.
IFP Exclusive

AFC Severely Punishes Saudi Club for Its Fans’ Insults to Iranians

IFP Editorial Staff -
AFC Disciplinary Committee penalized a Saudi club for its supporters' misconduct during a football game against Iran.
Sport

Haddadi Wins Gold at Luxembourg Event

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi managed to stand atop the podium in Luxembourg’s athletics event.
IFP Exclusive

Sweden’s Ultra-Runner Makes Movie about Her Running in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Kristina Paltén, a Swedish runner, says three things inspired her to pick Iran for running: its beautiful nature, the long distance, and her ambition to change the image of Iran and other Islamic countries.
IFP Exclusive

Weightlifting Olympics Gold Medallist Criticizes IOC’s Doping Scrutiny Policy

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian weightlifter and 2012 Olympic gold medallist, Behdad Salimi, voiced criticism against International Olympic Committee’s scrutiny policy towards Ilya Ilyin, the Kazakh weightlifter.
Media Wire

Iran Basketball Team Crowned Atlas Challenge Cup Champions

IFP Media Wire -
Iran defeated Lithuania 85-70 to win the 2016 International Basketball Challenge on Sunday June 19.
Media Wire

Rouhani Praises Iranian Sports Stars

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s President Rouhani said that the victory of Iranian sporting representatives in many arenas is a great virtue for the nation, while addressing a gathering of Iranian athletes during an Iftar ceremony on Sunday evening, June 19.
Media Wire

Greco-Roman Wrestlers Win 8 Medals at Romanian Event

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s national Greco-Roman team managed to earn 3 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes on the first day of the International Wrestling Tournament underway in Bucharest.
Media Wire

Iranian Disabled Swimmer Bags 8 Medals

IFP Media Wire -
Mahdi Akbarnejad, a disabled Iranian swimmer from Gilan province, received eight medals in an international competition in Germany called IDM.
Media Wire

Iran Paralympic Swimmers Earn 13 More Medals at IDM 2016

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian Paralympic swimmers have maintained their outstanding performances at the Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften (IDM) 2016 in Germany, garnering 13 more medals to raise the country’s total medal count to 31 at the prestigious event.
Media Wire

Shooter Khedmati Wins Gold at Olympic Games Training Camp

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian female sports shooter Najmeh Khedmati has put on an awe-inspiring display of skills at the Olympic Games Training Camp in France, and managed to snatch a gold medal.
Media Wire

Iran Wins Freestyle Wrestling World Cup

IFP Media Wire -
The Iranian national wrestling team claimed the Freestyle World Cup for the fifth time in a row on Monday June 12.
Media Wire

Iran to Host 2018 Asian Alpine Ski C’ship

IFP Media Wire -
The Asia Ski Mountaineering Federation (ASMF) has announced Iran as the host of the Asian Alpine Ski Championship for the year 2018.
Media Wire

Five Taekwondo Medals at Int’l Tournament

IFP Media Wire -
On Saturday June 11, Iranian athletes managed to snatch five medals in the second day of the open 2016 International Taekwondo Tournament held in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Media Wire

Iran Beats Azerbaijan & India at Freestyle World Cup

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s national freestyle wrestling team subdued Azeri and Indian rivals in their first two encounters at the 2016 Freestyle World Cup underway in Los Angeles.
Media Wire

Paralympian Swimmers Collect 18 Medals at IDM 2016

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian Paralympian swimmers have picked up eighteen medals, among them five gold, at the Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften (IDM) 2016 in Germany.
Media Wire

Iran’s Kaffashian among FIFA Council Nominees

IFP Media Wire -
Vice-president of Iran Football Federation Ali Kaffashian is among the nominees for the three additional places available to Asia on the new FIFA Council.
Sport

National Freestyle Wrestling Team Heads to US

IFP Media Wire -
Iran's national adult freestyle wrestling team left for the US on Wednesday morning, June 8, to participate in the 43rd edition of the Wrestling World Cup.
Sport

Iranian Blind Footballers Comes 2nd in Brazil’s International Challenge

IFP Media Wire -
Iran 5-a-side blind football team was defeated by Brazil A in the final of the Brazilian International Challenge on Sunday June 5.
Iran in Pictures

Muhammad Ali in Tehran

IFP Media Wire -
Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali paid tribute to the Father of the Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini, at his mausoleum in southern Tehran in these photos from May 1993.
Iran in Pictures

Shemshak Ski Resort in Spring

IFP Media Wire -
Shemshak is one of Iran’s premiere ski facilities in winter, hosting domestic snowsports enthusiasts as well as an increasing number of foreigners, only an hour away from Tehran in the Alborz Mountains.
Sport

Wrestlers Triumph in Beach World Championship

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s national beach wrestling team won four gold medals to top the 2016 Beach Wrestling World Championship in Croatia.
Americas

Muhammad Ali, A Pioneer of Racial Equality

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed his deepest condolences for the passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, deeming him a pioneer in the field of racial equality.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Volleyball Gains Olympic Qualification with Win Over Poland

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran routed Poland 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 34-32) at the Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday, and reserved the ticket to Rio 2016 Olympics after half a century.
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