Photos: Meet the Iranian Messi’s double

The man you see afore ye is Reza Parastesh, an Iranian gentleman who just so happens to share 99.99999999% of his DNA with a rather famous footballer by the name of Lionel...

Iran lifts five-year ban, allows women to watch volleyball

Iranian women were allowed to attend a volleyball tournament in the country...

Women’s World Chess Championship kicks off in Tehran

The opening ceremony of the 2017 Women’s World Chess Championship was held on...

Iran welcomes US wrestling team after travel ban halted

Iran said Sunday it would allow US wrestlers to compete in an...

Zahra Nemati makes one of the IPC’s top 50 moments of 2016

One of the most iconic scenes from the Paralympic Movement this year...

Shirin Gerami becomes first Iranian female to finish the Ironman World Championship

Shirin Gerami, a 26-year-old woman, just became the first Iranian female triathlete to...

Iran claim historic third place in FIFA Futsal World Cup

Iran’s remarkable journey at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 ended...

Minute’s silence for tragic cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad at Paralympics closing ceremony
September 19, 2016
Athletes and sports fans held a minute’s silence for Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad Rio Paralympics closing ceremony . The 48-year-old died on Saturday after suffering...
Iranian Paralympic cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad dies in road race accident
September 18, 2016
Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad has died following a crash in the men’s C4/C5 road race at the Rio Paralympics, Iran’s National Paralympic Committee and the...
Zahra Nemati earns Iran’s 7th gold medal at Rio 2016 Paralympics
September 16, 2016
Iranian female Paralympic archer Zahra Nemati has exhibited an admirable display of talent and aptitude at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to...
Sareh Javanmardi wins shooting gold medal in Rio Paralympics
September 10, 2016
Iranian female sports shooter Sareh Javanmardi has brought the first gold medal for Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in...
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Photos: LaLiga Legends team arrives in Tehran
August 24, 2016
The former LaLiga players arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to take part in a match between Spanish and Iranian league legends. The match, which is...
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Iran completes Rio Olympics with 8 total medals, including 3 gold
August 22, 2016
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...
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Iran hails first woman Olympic medallist
August 20, 2016
Iran on Friday cheered Kimia Alizadeh who became the first Iranian woman ever to win an Olympic medal with President Hassan Rouhani leading the praise...
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Iran’s Hassan Yazdani wins gold in 74kg freestyle wrestling
August 20, 2016
Iran’s Hassan Yazdani won a thrilling men’s freestyle wrestling final against heavily-bandaged Aniuar Geduev to claim Olympic gold in Rio on Friday, AFP reported. Yazdani...
Kimia Alizadeh makes history as first Iranian female to win an Olympic medal
August 19, 2016
Iran’s Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin made history Thursday night, claiming bronze in the 57-kilogram class of taekwondo and, in so doing, becoming the first Iranian woman...
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Sohrab Moradi gives Iran second gold medal in two days
August 14, 2016
Iran won its second gold medal in two days as Sohrab Moradi was victorious in the men’s 94-kilogram weightlifting. Moradi’s first lift in the clean...
Iran volleyball beats Egypt, qualifies for quarterfinals at Olympic Games
August 13, 2016
Iran staged another stunning performance in the men’s volleyball tournament of Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, and thrashed Egypt 3-0 on Saturday to qualify for...
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Iranian Weightlifter Rostami Sets New Record, Wins First Rio Gold For Iran
August 13, 2016
Kianoush Rostami broke his own world record to win gold in the men’s 85kg weightlifting at the Rio Olympics on Friday and clinch Iran’s first...
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Iran has Olympic breakthrough with its first female flagbearer
August 6, 2016
When archer Zahra Nemati carried the Iranian flag into the Maracana Stadium on Friday, she broke new ground for the Islamic country. Never before had...