Tehran, Jan 30, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani said supporting public sports is a top priority for his government, stressing that professional sports can be born from public sports. The president also stressed that sports should be 'thoroughly honest and pure' saying that his government is resolved to fight against corruption in sports. President ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian athletes as well as champions of 2014 Asian and Pra-Asian Games met with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Wednesday.       By Tasnim News Agency

Tehran, Jan 21, IRNA Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the role of champions in promoting national patriotism. The Supreme Leader made the remarks here on Wednesday when he received the national champions who won medals and world rankings in the last Asian Games in Incheon, China. The ayatollah said ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran national volleyball coach Slobodan Kova? said that for the Iranian players to be successful in the Asian Games was more important than World Championship in Poland. Iran finished in sixth place at the FIVB World Championship in late September and won the title of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea in early October....

[caption id="attachment_107837" align="alignright" width="152"] Iranian female shooter Sareh Javanmardi[/caption] TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) Sareh Javanmardi has been chosen as the best female athlete of 2014. Her selection as the top athlete is due to her performance in Incheon Asian Games and winning two gold medals. In addition to Sareh Javanmardi,...

Tehran, Nov 11, IRNA - Iranian powerlifter Siamand Rahman has been named the Allianz Athlete of the Month for October 2014 after his outshining performance at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games in South Korea, it was reported on Tuesday. Rahman received 63.9 percent of the opinion survey votes to finish ahead of his compatriot Iranian shooter Sareh ...

Tehran, Oct 13, A President Hassan Rouhani in the cabinet meeting here on Sunday evening praised country's athletic groups attending Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. According to the report of the Presidential Office website, President Rouhani expressed hope that conditions in country's sports could be better and more honors be achieved in the ...

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Two top stories were under the Iranian newspaper spotlight on Monday. The response by Vice-President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs Mohammad Bagher Nobakht to those who had questioned government stats about economic growth was splashed across the front pages of dailies. Drawing as much attention was the repeal by the UK of an asset freeze on ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Hajj Muslim pilgrims marked Feast of Sacrifice Millions of Muslim pilgrims in Hajj ceremony have marked the Feast of Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, at the desert of Mina, in Saudi Arabia. Irans president, Qatars Emir discuss regional developments President Hassan Rouhani stressed the ...

Tehran, Oct 4, IRNA Iran with 57 medals, including 21 gold, 18 silver and 18 bronze, finished 5th in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Saturday. Following the last competitions held prior to the closing ceremony, China with 343 medals, including 151 gold, 108 silver, and 83 bronze, topped the list, followed by the host, South Korea,...

A message by the Supreme Leader to mark the annual pilgrimage of Hajj in which Ayatollah Khamenei alerted Muslims to ploys by enemies to create divisions in their ranks dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers. The gold medal the Iranian volleyball team picked in Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea was another top story of the dailies. Some ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Irans mens kabaddi team grabbed the silver medal of the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea on Friday. India, who has won every single gold since men's kabaddi was introduced in 1990 in Beijing, trailed Iran for the majority of the match but came back to win 27-25 at the Songdo Global University Gymnasium. Iran could have won ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Karateka Nasrin Dousti won Irans last medal in the 2014 Asian Games on Saturday. Dousti beat Elnura Kamchybekova 6-1 in women's -50kg at the Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea. Iran wrapped up the 2014 Asian Games with 57 medals, including 21 gold, 18 silver and 18 bronze medals. Some 9,500 athletes from 45 countries ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian boxers claimed two silver medals in the 2014 Asian Games underway in Incheon, South Korea. Ali Mazaheri was defeated against Anton Pinchuk from Kazakhstan 3-0 in the mens 91kg and snatched the silver medal. Jasem Delavari also lost to Ivan Dychko from Kazakhstan 3-0 in the men's super heavy weight and claimed the silver ...

Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA -- Iran was crowned as Asia's best volleyball team after overpowering Japan in the Final match of Asia Cup 2014 in Incheon, South Korea, on Friday. Iran beat Japan 3-1 in the final showdown of the Asia Cup and became Asia's volleyball champion for the first time. Iran beat Japan in three sets (28-26, 25-19 and 25-19). On Thursday,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian womens Kabaddi team grabbed the silver medal in the 17th Asian Games on Friday. The Iranian team lost to dominant Indian 31-21 at the Songdo Global University Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea. We didnt deserve to lose in the final match. Unfortunately, our experienced players made mistakes in the game, Iran coach Azam Maghsoodloo ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Taekwondo fighter Farzan Ashourzadeh bagged Irans 20th gold medal on Friday in the 17th Asian Games underway in Incheon, South Korea.   Ashourzadeh defeated Nursultan Mamayev from Kazakhstan 7-4 at the Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium and claimed the gold medal. I am happy to win Irans 20th gold medal in the Asian Games....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Karateka Amir Mahdizadeh claimed Irans 19th gold medal in the 2014 Asian Games on Friday.   Mahdizadeh defeated Rahman Tayel Hayel Almastafa Abdel from Jordan 6-3 at the Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea. I promised my wife to win the gold medal and I dedicate my medal to her. My Jordanian opponent was very ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Irans Karateka Fatemeh Chalaki claimed a bronze medal on Friday in the 2014 Asian Games.   The Iranian woman athlete defeated South Korean Sujung Shin 3-2 at the Gyeyang Gymnasium and won the bronze medal. Gold medal went to Malaysian Syakilla Salni Binti who defeated Barno Mirzaeva from Uzbekistan. Chalaki earned ...