Soccer-Draw With South Korea Delights Iraq’s Advocaat Ahead of Iran Showdown
Sept 3 (Reuters) - Dick Advocaat intends to adopt a more attacking approach when his Iraq team take on Iran in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday after the Dutchman steered his new charges to...
Olympics-Karate-Iran’s Ganjzadeh Wins Gold in Men’s +75kg Kumite
TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Iran's Sajad Ganjzadeh won the gold medal in the men's karate kumite competition in the +75kg category on Saturday after his opponent, Saudi Arabia's Tareg Hamedi, was disqualified.
A kick from...
Olympics-Wrestling-Iran’s Geraei Wins Greco-Roman Lightweight Gold
CHIBA, Japan, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Mohammadreza Geraei won gold in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight category at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
Ukraine's Parviz Nasibov took the silver medal while Germany's Frank Staebler and Egypt's...
Olympics-Wrestling-’New Superstar’ Lopez Nunez off to a Flyer in Record Bid
By Ece Toksabay
TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Cuban Mijain Lopez Nunez got off to flying start in his bid to become the first four-times Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling on Sunday when he won...
Olympics-Basketball-France, Australia Go 3-0, Italy Edge Nigeria as Quarter-Finals Take Shape
By Rocky Swift
TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - France and Australia completed sweeps of their preliminary groups in Olympic men's basketball on Saturday, as seedings for the quarter-finals next week took shape.
Real Madrid's Thomas Heurtel...
Olympics-Basketball-U.S. Basketball Coach Praises Iran, American Sportsmanship
SAITAMA, Japan, July 28 (Reuters) - The United States men's basketball coach Gregg Popovich lauded the sportsmanship showed by his players and their opponents Iran during their Olympic match on Wednesday, saying it showed...
Olympics-Taekwondo-Iranian Refugee Beats Ex-compatriot
By Chang-Ran Kim
CHIBA, Japan, July 25 (Reuters) - Refugee Kimia Alizadeh, who won a taekwondo bronze medal for Iran at the Rio Olympics, beat an erstwhile compatriot and went on to crush Briton Jade Jones' dream...
Iranian Athletes Compete Against Each Other At Tokyo Olympics
By Ahmad Rafat
The 2020 Summer Olympic Games, which were delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, finally kicked off officially in Tokyo on July 23.
According to some reports, 80 percent of the...
Olympics-Iranian Taekwondo Champion Kimia Alizadeh Joins Athletes in Refugee Team to Launch Opening Ceremony
TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - All 29 athletes in the Olympic refugee team will march behind the Olympic flag at the Tokyo Games opening ceremony on Friday, an organiser said, to represent the more...
EXCLUSIVE: Bodybuilder Khaled Pirzadeh Speaks of Being Tortured in Prison
By Roshanak Astaraki
On July 14, prison authorities in Iran reportedly transferred Khaled Pirzadeh, an advocate of constitutional monarchy and a civil rights activist, from the Greater Tehran Penitentiary in Fashapuyeh District (commonly known as...
