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...
Soccer-Iran Teams Set to Play In Asian Champions League
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, July 11 (Reuters) - Last year's finalists Persepolis will play debutants Istkilol of Tajikistan and 2019 winners Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia meet Iran's Esteghlal, at the Asian Champions League...
Iran Basketball Team Set for Tokyo Olympics
July 5 (Reuters) - Iran will join the United States, France and the Czech Republic in Group A at the Tokyo Olympics basketball tournament after qualifying for the round. The Games are being held from July...
Olympics: Wrestling-an Ancient Sport Popular in Iran Battles to Remain Relevant
By Ece Toksabay
ANKARA, July 2 (Reuters) - Despite being a pioneer of sports, wrestling struggles to win over fans after almost losing its place in the Olympic Games in 2013, when the International Olympic...
Cristiano Ronaldo Ties with Iran’s Ali Daei as the All-Time Top Scorer in International...
BUDAPEST, June 23 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo tied Iran's Ali Daei as the all-time top scorer in international soccer by moving on to 109 goals in Portugal's Euro 2020 game against France on Wednesday.
Ronaldo scored...
Soccer-Azmoun on Target as Iran and China Advance in Asian Qualifying
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, June 16 (Reuters) - Sardar Azmoun's first half goal earned Iran 1-0 win over Iraq on Tuesday and a spot in the final round of Asia's World Cup preliminaries, as...
Judo-Iran Handed Four-Year Ban by International Judo Federation
April 30 (Reuters) - Iran was given a four-year ban by the International Judo Federation (IJF) for "repeated and very severe breaches" of the organisation's statutes after it pressured one of its fighters not to face...
Judoka Who Fled Iran over Israeli Matchup Wins Silver in Tel Aviv Grand Slam
By Rami Ayyub
TEL AVIV, Feb 19 (Reuters) - An Iranian judoka who fled his country after ignoring orders to drop out of a match in 2019 to avoid facing an Israeli won a silver medal...
Iranian Jiu-Jitsu Champion Rajabi Dedicates Win to Executed Wrestler Afkari
By Kayhan Life Staff
Sam Ehsan-Rajabi, the winner of the gold medal at the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2020, has dedicated his victory to Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old Iranian champion wrestler who was executed...
