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World Wrestling Body Praises Iranian Female Wrestler

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The United World Wrestling has hailed in a report the victory of Iranian Female Alysh Wrestler Zahra Yazdani in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
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Iran Top Sports Power in Asia: Korean Website

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The recent successes of Iran's football and volleyball teams have prompted a Korean website to praise the Islamic Republic for its historic achievements.
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Int’l Sporting Goods Exhibition Underway in Iran

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The 16th International Exhibition of Sports, Sporting Goods and Equipment (SPORTEX 2017) is being held in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
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Iran Protests Unfair Number of European Referees at Intl. Wrestling Contests

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Iran’s representative to the United World Wrestling’s Presiding Board Rasoul Khadem has protested against the unfair number of European referees in international competitions.
Media Wire

Iran Volleyball Team Claims World U-19 Championship Title

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Iran claimed the title of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U-19 World Championship at the Isa City Sports Hall on Sunday.
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Pocket Billiards Coach Ruijsink to Prepare Iran National Team

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Johan Ruijsink, the former Team Europe Mosconi Cup captain, will soon travel to Iran to prepare the national team for the Asian championship.
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Iran Defeats China at FIVB Volleyball World Championship Qalifier

IFP Media Wire -
Iran's national volleyball team has downed the Chinese rival in straight sets (25–21, 29–27, 25–20) at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Asian Qualification on Saturday.
Media Wire

Iran Wins One Gold, 4 Silvers in 2017 World Karate Games

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Iranian karate practitioners have exhibited great punching, knee strikes as well as open-hand techniques at the 2017 World Games in Poland, and collected five medals, including four silver ones, at the international multi-sport event.
Media Wire

Iran Urges Saudi Arabia Not to Politicize Sports

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Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar advised Saudi officials to draw a line between politics and sports, reminding the kingdom of the many interests it shares with Iran in the region.
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Women’s Arm Wrestling Tournament Held in Iran’s Kashan

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The first edition of women's arm wrestling tournament has been held in the central Iranian city of Kashan.
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Iran to Hold Annual Sports Festival for Pensioners

IFP Editorial Staff -
An Iranian official says a permanent committee will be set up for the National Sports Festival of the Retired.
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Iranian Actor among Torch Bearers of Winter Olympics

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Iranian cinema superstar Bahram Radan has been chosen as one of the main torch bearers of 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Media Wire

Iran Claims Title in Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships

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Iranian men and women collected nine golds, three silvers and a bronze to be crowned champion in the 9th Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships in Kazakhstan on Friday.
IFP Coverage

Mahram Tehran’s Former American Basketball Player Dies

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Chris Williams, an American basketball player who used to play in Iran’s Mahram Tehran, passed away on March 15 at the age of 36.
Media Wire

Iranian Athlete Selected as World’s Best Weightlifter of Year

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The International Weightlifting Federation named Kianoush Rostami 2016’s male Lifter of the Year.
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Iranian Athlete Struggles to Become a Champion Once Again

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Sara Abdolmaleki, a former champion in women’s rugby, was seriously injured in a car crash in early 2016, but she wants to rejoin professional sports in the near future.
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Weightlifting Olympics Gold Medallist Criticizes IOC’s Doping Scrutiny Policy

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Iranian weightlifter and 2012 Olympic gold medallist, Behdad Salimi, voiced criticism against International Olympic Committee’s scrutiny policy towards Ilya Ilyin, the Kazakh weightlifter.
Selected

Sareh Javanmardi named Asia’s top female athlete of 2014

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Iran’s Paralympic shooter, Sareh Javanmardi, has been chosen as Asia’s best female athlete of the year.
Lifestyle

A disabled Iranian war veteran becomes the oldest Mera Peak conqueror

Emad Askarieh -
A disabled Iranian was veteran becomes the oldest climber of Mera Peak in the Himalayas.
Sport

Rouhani congratulates Iranian weightlifters’ championship

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s president has congratulated Iranian disabled weightlifters’ championship in the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.
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