IRNA|Mehdi Ghorbani: President Hassan Rouhani honored the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics medalists in a ceremony held here on Saturday.    

MNA President Hassan Rouhani had hailed sports as a parameter of national glory especially in international competitions. Rouhani addressed a ceremony to honor the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics; sports belongs to no particular individual, ethnicity or religion, and all Iranians are affected equally by wins by Iranians in the field, Rouhani ...

IRNA President Hassan Rouhani honored the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics medalists in a ceremony held here on Saturday. The Iranian athletes took part at the 2016 Rio Olympics in 14 fields of Greco-Roman and free-style wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, boxing, shooting, archery, flat-water canoeing, table tennis, cycling, track and field, fencing,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the countrys athletes who took part in the Rio Olympic Games for bringing glory to the country and displaying Iranian self-confidence and moral values. In a message on Wednesday, President Rouhani praised all the Iranians attending the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, including the athletes, coaches ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) Leader of the Islamic Revolution has issued a message to hail Irans Rio Olympic delegation especially medalist athletes. The message congratulated the returning delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, heroes who rejoiced the nation with their wining colorful medals, the champions whose rights were denied by biased judgement,...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 21 (MNA) The Iranian sports caravan managed to collect eight medals in 2016 Rio Olympic Games in order to finish 25th in the final standings table. Having attracted more than 10 thousand athletes, the 31st edition of Summer Olympics was convened from August 05-21 in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro while the closing ceremony ...

Iranian freestyle wrestler Meisam Abolfazl Nasiri has had to bid farewell to the the2016SummerOlympicsinRiode Janeiro, Brazil,following an early defeat at the world's most international andprestigious sporting event. In a disappointmentfor the Islamic Republic of Irans contingent, Nasiri, considered by many at home as a medal hope, was stunned ...

Tehran, Aug 19, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani in a message congratulated bronze medal winner of Rio Olympics Taekwondo competition Miss Kimia Alizadeh. 'My daughter, Kimia, you made all Iranians, especially women of your nation this happy, I wish everlasting happiness for you.' The president wrote the message on his twitter page. Kimia Alizadeh,...

Iranian taekwondoka Kimia Alizadeh won bronze medal in Rio 2016 Olympics, first medal in the history of Iran's women Olympics sports.   By IRNA

August 21, The Iran Project Trip of Burundi Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Alain Aim Nyamitwe to Iran,Russian Presidents Special Representative for the Middle East and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov visit to Iran,Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Delcy Elona Rodrguez Gmez trip to Iran,Norwegian FM Boerge ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 20 (MNA) Iran's Sajjad Mardani who had a good start in his first match ended up defeated in second round. Irans Sajjad Mardani was victorious over his Tongan rival Pita Taufatofua 16-1 in +80kg category in round of 16 to complete chain of good news on Saturday for Iranian camp. His match in quarterfinals was Saturday night ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 21 (MNA) Iranian heavyweight wrestler Komeil Ghasemi conceded a defeat against his Russian rival though he bagged silver of Men's freestyle 125kg wrestling event in Rio Olympics. The final contest of 125kg weight division in Mens freestyle wrestling was held in opening hours of Sunday Tehran local time in Rioos Carioca Arena ...

RIO (Tasnim) Iranian well-known referee Alireza Faghani has been chosen to officiate the Olympic football final. In the match has been scheduled to be played on Saturday, Faghani will be assisted by his countrymen Reza Sokhandan and Mohammadreza Mansouri. I am so happy to be chosen as the final referee. Its a great honor for our country....

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 17 (MNA) Irans record holder in hammer throw has disappointed his fans by standing in 27th place in qualifications in Group A. On Wednesday, Kaveh Mousavi threw his hammer 65.03m in his second attempt which was far from his national record of 77m. His first attempt produced a score of 63.19, and in the third round he committed ...

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 17, IRNA Head of Iran Weightlifting Federation Ali Moradi said that the Jury's 'unjust' decision against Iranian weightlifter Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi will certainly be recoded in the history. Referring to the jury's decision to overturn the referees' green light to Salimi's lift, Moradi said, 'It was cruelty and they didn't want ...

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Bashir Babajanzadeh Darzi has finished his campaign at the 2016SummerOlympicsinRiode Janeiro, Brazil, after his dream for a repechage competition at the world's most international andprestigious sporting eventwas shattered. On Monday, the 26-year-old Iranian heavyweight wrestler received a byein the first round of the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 16 (MNA) Mohammadreza Barari of Iran only managed to stand in the sixth place of Men's 105 kg weightlifting event by lifting a total of 406 kilograms. Weightlifting competitions at the 31st edition of 2016 Rio Olympic Games were followed on Tuesday in Pavilion 2 of Riocentro sports complex where 105-kilogram lifters fought ...

In a shocking upsetfor the Islamic Republic of Irans contingent at the2016SummerOlympicsinRiode Janeiro, Brazil, Greco-Roman wrestler and medal hope Habibollah Akhlaghi has been eliminated at the high-status sporting event. In the repchage round 2 on Monday evening, the 31-year-old Iranian sportsman lost to Germanys Denis Maksymilian Kudla (3-...

RIO (Tasnim) - Iran was defeated against defending Olympic champion Russia in straight sets (25-23, 25-16, 25-20) in Pool B of the mens volleyball tournament at Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Russia came third of the pool behind Argentina and Poland and Iran finished in fourth place. Iran has been scheduled to face Pool A top team Italy on Wednesday....

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) Hassan Taftian finished last in the semifinal round of Mens 100m and eliminated from 2016 Rio Olympics. The semifinal round of 100m sprint took place in three groups to identify the eight finalists of the sportive event. Competing in Semifinals 1, the Iranian runner clocked 10.23 to come last in his group missing the ...