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PayvandNews – Varna, Bulgaria, September 18, 2018 – Iran beat Finland 3-2 (25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-12) in an epic duel in Pool D in Varna. The match laster 140 minutes, just a couple of the record for a longest match at an FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship since the introduction of the current scoring system.

PayvandNews – Varna, Bulgaria, September 15, 2018 – Iran stayed perfect in Pool after outlasting Cuba for a 3-1 (17-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-19) win. It’s the first time in FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship that the Asians start with three wins from their first three matches. Thus Iran secured a place in Round 2 while Cuba, still without a point, …

PayvandNews – Reza Alipour from Iran claimed a gold medal at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria on Thursday. The Iranian climber took the gold with a time of 5.630, beating his French rival Bassa Mawem.

PayvandNews – Iran national volleyball team defeated South Korea to take a gold medal on Saturday at the 2018 Asian Games. Meanwhile, Iran basketball team lost to China in the final match to take the silver and Iran national water polo team defeated China to take the bronze after 44 years of waiting for a medal.

PayvandNews – Reports from Iran indicate an “intense clash” between security forces and angry fans attending a football match in Tehran on Friday.  Reports from Tehran also say thousands of football fans at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium chanted anti-government slogans in the course of the clash which appeared to be not politically motivated in the first place.

Radiofarda – Sports are once again at the forefront of gender issues in Iran, highlighting the complicated position of women in Iranian society and sports. As part of support for the national soccer team at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Iranian families were allowed to watch matches at Azadi Stadium in Tehran.

PayvandNews – Iran swept past South Korea in straight sets (25-22, 25-14, 25-18) in the final match of the 2018 Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship on Saturday. Iran and South Korea had already secured their places in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship.

Radiofarda – Iranian news agency ISNA reported on Monday that Ruhani has given the green light for allowing Iranian women to attend football matches. This comes after Ruhani delivered the news in a note to Sports Minister Masoud Soltanifar, who then asked the president how the Ministry for Sport should proceed with this.

PayvandNews – Iranian powerlifter Mohammad Reiesi has set a new aggregate record in the 84-kilogram weight class of the World University Powerlifting Cup in the Czech Republic, improving the previous record by nearly 20 kilograms.

Al-Monitor – Despite numerous obstacles and challenges, the women’s rights movement in Iran continues to move forward. Indeed, while to some the pace of its advances may seem slow, its achievements in the past few years cannot be ignored.