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Iranian-born referee Alireza Faghani has been nominated for the title of World’s Best Referee of 2025 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
Nima Kianpour, a former bodybuilding champion and experienced coach from Khuzestan province, southern Iran, died suddenly from a heart attack while training on the evening of Saturday, local sports officials reported.
Iranian Muay Thai fighter and referee Saba Chenari passed away on Wednesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest during training in Tehran. She was 25 years old.
Iranian volleyball player Saber Kazemi remains in a coma in a Qatari hospital, with officials from the Iran Volleyball Federation confirming ongoing efforts to transfer him to Iran for further treatment.
Iranian mountaineer Afsaneh Hessamifard has made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to successfully climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in the world, completing her quest with the ascent of Cho Oyu, the 6th-highest mountain on earth.
More than a decade after the competition, United World Wrestling (UWW) has officially declared Iran as the team champion of the 2015 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships, following the confirmation of doping violations by prominent Russian wrestler Abdusalom Gadisov.
The Iranian Athletics Federation says the charges of group sexual assault involving members of the national athletics team in South Korea have been dropped after new evidence was presented in court.
Patrice Carteron, the French coach who led Irabian club Sepahan to last season’s Super Cup title and a runner-up finish in the Persian Gulf Pro League, revealed that his sudden departure from the Iranian football club was compelled by directives from the French government and the outbreak of the recent 12-day conflict, not by disagreements with club management.
The Iranian men's national weightlifting team claimed the team world championship title after eight years, bringing a significant honor to Iranian sports.
On the second day of the 11th World Para Powerlifting Championships, in the youth division, Iranian national team member Saeid Mani competed in the 88 kg category against strong international rivals. Mani successfully lifted 166 kg in his first attempt, followed by 172 kg in his second lift.
The Iranian women’s national volleyball team clinched their first major international title on Sunday, defeating host Uzbekistan 3–0 to become champions of the Central Asia Women’s Volleyball Championship.
The US State Department has denied visa requests for a nine-member Iranian football delegation, including Mehdi Taj, president of Iran’s Football Federation, and Amir Ghalenoei, the Team Melli coach.
Hossein Bajelvand claimed a gold medal in the men’s discus throw at the World Para Athletics Championships in India, marking Iran’s fourth gold medal of the tournament.
Iran’s national polo team has been barred from participating in the Polo World Cup finals in the US after Washington failed to issue the required visas for the players.
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has congratulated Iran's national Greco-Roman wrestling team for their decisive victory at the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb.
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Payam Ahmadi, who once drew attention for selling goods on the streets of Izeh, southern Iran, despite already holding a world medal, has once again reached the podium—this time with a silver medal at the 2025 World Championships in the 55kg category.
Iran has written a new chapter in wrestling history by winning both the freestyle and Greco-Roman world championships at the same time for the first time.
Following the victory of Iran’s national freestyle wrestling team at the 2025 World Championships, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, issued a message of appreciation, commending the wrestlers for their extraordinary efforts and admirable conduct.
