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Asian Para Games 2026: Iran banks on experience, youth as athletics, powerlifting lead medal hopes
Iran will count on seasoned campaigners and emerging talent across 15 sports, particularly in para athletics, powerlifting and swimming, to defend its runner-up position at the 2026 Asian Para Games despite significant preparation challenges amid war.
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Tears, triumphs, salutes: Iranian women athletes wear patriotism with pride on global stage
Iranian women’s sports teams have not only performed exceptionally well in international tournaments this week but also grabbed attention for patriotic military salutes before matches.
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Iran beats traditional rival Russia in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling friendly
Iranian wrestlers defeated their Russian counterparts in both freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions in a friendly bilateral competition held in Moscow on Friday and Saturday.
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Iranian para-athletes excel at Paris Paralympics, set new benchmark
The 65-member Iranian contingent ended its Paris Paralympics 2024 campaign on a superlative note, clinching the most number of medals in its Paralympic history.
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Paris Olympics: Iranian wrestlers stamp their authority with eight medals
Iranian wrestlers stamped their authority at the Paris Olympics, etching their names in the annals of the countrys sports history with the highest number of Olympic medals.
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Paris Olympics: Iran’s taekwondo 'stars' bring laurels to country with four medals
Iran was represented by 40 athletes at the Paris Olympics, including four young taekwondo athletes. All four of them won medals, bringing laurels to their country.
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Iran’s taekwondo medals at Paris Olympics due to ‘unity’ in team: Ex-world champion
A former taekwondo world champion has hailed the performance of Iran’s taekwondo athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics, attributing it to “'consensus and unity” in the team.
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Paris Olympics: Iran’s medal prospects in wrestling, weightlifting and taekwondo
In the first week of the Paris Olympics, Iranian athletes fell short of making it to the podium. Now all eyes are on Iran’s wrestlers, weightlifters and martial artists.
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