Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani commemorated Rio Olympics medal winners, including Kimia Alizadeh, Hassan Yazdani and Kianoush Rostami.   By IRNA

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 ...

According to a report by Khabar Online, as translated by IFP, Kimias favourite artists are going to perform in this online concert. Scheduled to be held in Andisheh Hall in Tehran, the concert will also host other female athletes in Irans Olympic team. The popular Iranian actress Behnoosh Bakhtiari is going to host the concert due to be broadcast ...

Rio, Aug 20, IRNA -- Irans wrestler Hassan Rahimi has won a bronze medal in the 57-kilogram category of Rio 2016 Olympic Games Free-Style wrestling by defeating Cuban wrestler. Rahimi had already received one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in free-style wrestling before the Rio 2016 wrestling competitions. The 31st Olympic Games officially ...

Iranian freestyle wrestlers Hassan YazdaniCheratiand Hassan Rahimi have adeptly employed a mix of primal hand-to-hand combat and complex tactics at the wrestling competitions of the2016SummerOlympicsinRiode Janeiro, Brazil, and picked up two medals, including one gold. On Friday, the 21-year-old Yazdani Cherati, who had received a bye in his ...

Iran'sKimia Alizadeh Zenoorin has won thebronze medal in the -57kg classoftaekwondo competitions atthe Rio 2016 Olympics, becomingthe first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal. The 18-year-old Iranian athlete beat Nikita Glasnovic of Sweden 5-1 on Thursday after winning her repechage match with Thailands Phannapa Harnsujin 14-10. I wish ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 18 (MNA) Experiencing its first time in Olympics, Iran's national volleyball team failed to reach the top four remained teams, with a bitter defeat against Italy on Wednesday. Italy gained their seventh entry to the Olympic semifinals, following their 3-0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17) victory over Iran in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games ...

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 (MNA) Much vaunted taekwondo star has taken Iranians by surprise of his untimely defeat in the very first round against Moroccan rival he thought was easy to win. Irans taekwondo would have been source of hope for the delegation for possible medals; however, on Wednesday, the first section of this hope was squandered only ...

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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 17 (MNA) Irans 98kg athlete Ghasem Rezaei who was a hope for gold medal ended up in Bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling competitions of Rio 2016 games. Ghasem Rezaei who had an Olympics title as a gold medalist in 2012 London games had an off draw in first round. In second round he faced Luillys Prez from Venezuela who was an ...

Irans Behdad Salimi broke the world record in the snatch weightlifting of the Men's over 105-kilogram class at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games, but he was later disqualified in the clean and jerk stage following a controversial decision by the jury. Behdad lifted 216 kilograms in snatch to best Georgias Lasha Talakhadze, who had just set a new world ...