Sport

RFL/RE – Iran says it will allow women weightlifters to compete internationally for the first time. Ali Moradi, president of the Iranian Weightlifting Federation, said on November 23, “We have established the Iran Weightlifting Federation Women’s Committee and we have talented female athletes.” “They have high capacity like men athletes, and I hope that, wearing special clothes for Muslim athletes, …

PayvandNews – Fatemeh Akrami, the only female skydiver in Iran, hopes to instruct skydiving to as many interested girls as possible. “My goal is to become a skydiving instructor for Iranian girls,” Akrami, 24, said in an interview with the Tehran Times. “I am an Iranian girl and my responsibility is to boost the number of female skydivers in the …

PayvandNews – Paralympic Games gold medal winner in shooting Sareh Javanmardi is going to sell her medal to raise money for the victims of Sunday’s earthquake which left at least 500 people dead in Iran. Sareh Javanmardi wom the gold at Rio 2016 Olympics The 7.3-magnitude quake struck in the remote border area between Iran and Iraq late Sunday. As …

PayvandNews – Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been crowned as the champion of Asia Cup – Wanxianshan 2017 in China, and clinched a gold medal at the prestigious sports event.  On Sunday, Rekabi featured remarkable displays at the women’s bouldering final contest, and finished first.

PayvandNews – Former Iran national football team and Persepolis defender Ebrahim Ashtiani passed away at the age of 71 in Tehran’s Shahid Rajaei Hospital on Tuesday.  He died as a result of a preexisting heart disease.

PayvandNews – The fifth edition of Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games has come to a close in Turkmenistan, with the Islamic Republic of Iran’s delegation landing in the third slot of the medal count table at the end of the international and multi-sport event.  Iranian sportsmen and women took home a total of 118 medals (36 gold, 23 silvers and …

PayvandNews – Iranian Olympic champion weightlifter Sohrab Moradi broke the longest standing world record in the sport to win gold at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games on Saturday.  Moradi, who returned from a two-year doping ban to win gold in the 94 kilogram division at last year’s Rio Olympics, set a new world record of 413 kilograms for the …

PayvandNews – Iran 7-a-side football team won the silver medal at the 2017 IFCPF World Championships on Saturday. The Iranian team lost to Ukraine 1-0 in the final math at the Stadium Juan Gilberto Funes. Iran’s 7-a-side football team Iran started much better but as always the Ukrainian goalie performed a gorgeous first half that saved his team. Dmytro Molodstov scored …

PayvandNews – Osaka, Japan, September 17, 2017 – Amir Ghafour excelled in Iran’s 3-2 (38-36, 25-23, 22-25, 25-27, 15-11) win over France to finish with a bronze medal in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup at the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Sunday. Ghafour excels in Iran’s five-set triumph over France Iran had five players that scored in double …

PayvandNews – Iran’s Persepolis booked a place in the 2017 AFC Champions League semi-final after beating Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli 3-1 (5-3 on aggregate) at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the UAE. Branko Ivankovic’s side will face Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the semi-final.