IRNA - The Iranian workers judo squad ranked first on Thursday in the 5th World Sports Games in Riga, Latvia held by the International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation (CSIT). The Iranian sportsmen managed to snatch eight medals including six gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the competitions. The competition opened in Riga ...

RIO DE JANIERO, Aug. 09 (MNA) Irans first judoka representative has been eliminated with a defeat from Russian athlete on Tuesday evening. On the 4th day of the Rio Olympics, Saeid Mollaei lost to Khasan Khalmurzaev in -81kg mens section in round of 32 in Group D in his first match and was eliminated altogether. Mollaei was fighting neck-and-...

The National Iranian judo team has claimed second spot at the 2013 Asian Kata Championships in Singapore. On Sunday, Iranian judokas Mohammad Ali Nodehi and Amir Farzaneh Hesari performed some astonishing grappling maneuvers in the nage-no-kata, and grabbed a silver medal. Nage-no-kata is a form of throwing in judo. Mohammad Hassan Salari and Mohammad ...