World Wrestling Body Postpones Greco-Roman Cup in Iran Citing Security Concerns
By Hamed Mohammadi
The United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly known as the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), postponed the 2019 Greco-Roman World Cup initially scheduled for November 28 and 29 in Tehran amid...
Iran Banned for Pressuring Fighter Not to Face Israeli
(Reuters) - Iran has been banned indefinitely from international judo competition until it can give strong guarantees that its athletes will be allowed to face Israelis, the International Judo Federation (IJF) has said.
The IJF decision follows...
Soccer-Iran Has ‘Assured’ Women Can Attend Qualifier – Infantino
By Simon Evans
MILAN, Italy, Sept 22 (Reuters) - FIFA has been "assured" by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend the October World Cup qualifier in Tehran, Gianni Infantino, president of the...
Iran Judoka Pressured Not to Fight Israeli, Refuses to Return Home
BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian judoka is refusing to return home over fears for his safety after he ignored orders from his national federation to pull out of fights to avoid a potential...
Iran May Stop Banning Athletes from Facing Israeli Opponents
May 14, 2019 - In a May 9 letter to the International Judo Federation (IJF), the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NOC) has stated its commitment to Principle Six Campaign...
Iranian Judoka Saeed Mollaei Throws Match to Avoid Israeli Opponent
On the second day of the Paris Grand Slam 2019 earlier this month, Saeed Mollaei, an Iranian Judoka in the men’s 81-kilogram division, deliberately threw a match against Kazakhstan’s Ruslan Mussayev to avoid facing...
Soccer-FIFA Urged by Own Rights Body to Give Iran Deadline for Allowing Women into Stadiums
ZURICH, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Global soccer body FIFA has been urged by its own human rights advisory panel to give Iran a deadline for allowing women to watch soccer matches.
In a report published Monday, the...
Soccer-Iran Lets Hundreds of Women Attend Asian Champions League Final
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Iran allowed hundreds of local women to attend the Asian Champions League final in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian news agencies reported, in a possible step towards ending their decades-old exclusion from top...
