Iranian Athletes
The latest news and views about the Iranian athletes
Iranian Muay Thai fighters grab 17 medals in 2022 competitions
Iranian Muay Thai fighters snatched 17 different medals in 2022 IFMA Youth World Championships in Malaysia.
Iran in third place of medals in Konya Islamic games
On the 8th day of the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, Iran ranked third among competing countries in terms of medals won so far.
Iran wins U20 World Championships in Bulgaria
Iran’s national youth freestyle wrestling team have won the U20 World Championships in Bulgaria.
Fencer grabs Iranian women’s 1st epee medal in history
A fencer won the first medal in the history of Iranian women's epee fencing in the 5th edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 in Turkey.
Iran’s women’s volleyball team takes silver at ISG 2021
Iran’s women’s volleyball team lost to Turkey 3-0 in the final match of the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games on Monday night, securing a silver medal in the competitions.
Iran’s indoor hockey team comes second in Asia
Iranian men's hockey team has become runners-up in the Asian championships after suffering a defeat against Malaysia.
Iranian female weightlifter wins gold in Turkey, makes history
Elham Hosseini has gained the first gold medal in the history of Iranian women’s weightlifting after shining out in the 2021 Islamic Countries Solidarity Games in the Turkish city of Konya.
Islamic Solidarity Games: Iranian men, women stand 1st in table tennis
The Iranian women table tennis team beat Turkey in the final match of the 2021 Konya Islamic Countries Solidarity Games on Thursday evening. Defeating Saudi Arabia, Iran's Table Tennis Team of men also snatched their second gold medal and stood first at the competitions.
Iranian wrestlers win 5 gold medals at Islamic countries competitions
Iran's free style wrestlers have grabbed five gold medals at the Konya 2021 Islamic Countries Solidarity Games in Turkey.
Iranian female runner takes silver at Islamic Games
Iranian runner Farzaneh Fasihi gained the silver medal of The 5th Islamic Countries Solidarity Games field and track competitions in 100-meter running in the Turkish city of Konya.
Iran wins Asian weightlifting vice-championship
Iran's junior weightlifting team has stood second in the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan.
First Iranian female climber conquers K2 summit
Afsaneh Hesami Fard’s name went down in history as the first Iranian female climber who reached the 8611-meter K2 peak in the Karakoram Range on the China-Pakistan border on Friday.
How two Iranian women reached the peak of Mount Everest
Last month, two Iranian women managed to reach the top of Mount Everest. Afsaneh Hesamifard and Elham Ramezani arrived at the peak on May 14 and 15, respectively, within a 30-day period.
Iranian women win gold in Brazil Shooting World Cup
Iranian women have beaten Thailand 16-12 to win the title in the team section of the International Shooting Sport Federation’s 2022 World Cup.
Iranian parliament speaker hails young man for his art
Iran’s parliament speaker has praised an Iranian youth from southern Iran who sang a rural song at the TV reality show Asre Jadid (The New Age).
Meet Iranian teen with Down syndrome who’s a swimming champion
Shahoo Mohammadi is a 15-year-old sports lover who suffers from Down syndrome, but the genetic disorder has not kept him from pursuing his dreams.
Iranian poet, filmmaker dies of COVID-19 at 47
Iranian poet, author and filmmaker Abtin Baktash has passed away at the age of 47 as a result of infection with COVID-19.
Iranian goalie nominated for best women goalkeeper of 2021
Iran futsal goalkeeper Farzaneh Tavasoli has been shortlisted for the best women goalkeeper of the world in 2021.
World’s ‘most powerful woman’ beats own record in truck-pulling
Iran’s Giti Mousavi, popularly known as the world’s most powerful woman, has beaten the record earlier set by herself in truck-pulling in the country’s northwestern city of Tabriz.
Iran keeper again best player of match in IHF women world champs
Iran’s goalkeeper Fatemeh Khalili has once more won the the title of the best player of the match in the President’s Cup of the IHF women world championships underway in Spain.
Iran athlete wins gold in 2021 Para Taekwondo World Champs
Iran’s representative has claimed the title in the women’s minus 57 kilogram category of the 2021 Para Taekwondo World Championship.
Iran keeper best player of world handball match in Norway
The goalkeeper of the Iranian side in the women’s handball face-off with Norway has scored a feat, winning the player of the match.
Iranian Para Powerlifter Wins Gold Medal
Iranian para-powerlifter Ali Akbar Gharibshahi has won a gold medal in the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships and also smashed the world record in the 107kg weight category.
Ali Daei gives shirt as memento to Australian ambassador
Former Iranian footballer Ali Daei has given a shirt of Iran’s National Team to Australian Ambassador to Tehran Lyndall Sachs.
Kamran Ghasempour ranked top 92kg freestyle wrestler of 2021
Iran's Kamran Ghasempour has been ranked by United World Wrestling as the top athlete of 2021 in the 92kg category.