Irans Hamid Sourian Reihanpour has set his eyes on wrestlingbouts at theforthcoming 2016SummerOlympicsinRiode Janeiro, Brazil, to record his name as the second greatest star in the history of modern Greco-Roman style. The 30-year-old, who clinched the gold medal in the mens 55-kilogram Greco-Roman competitions at theLondon 2012 Summer Olympics,...

Tehran, Aug 3, IRNA The sixth group of Iranian athletes departed for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday. The sixth group consists of the fencing and swimming athletes. According to International Olympic Committee's schedule, Iranian swimming and fencing representatives will compete on August 9 and 10 respectively....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian national volleyball team's coach Raul Lozano announced 16-man squad for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The Iranian team will start its training for the Olympics from Sunday. Raul Lozanos team has been drawn along with Poland, Russia, Argentina, Cuba, and Egypt in Pool B. Pool A consists of host Brazil, Italy, the ...

The national French men's volleyball team has beaten Iran in straight sets at the Mens World Olympic Qualification Tournament, which is currently underway in Japan. The Iranian volleyball squad lost to the2015Fdration Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World League title holder20-25, 18-29, and 22-25 on Tuesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) Member of Iran's Para Archery national team Zahra Nemati secured a historic space for Iran at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games following her performance at the Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok. The Iranian para archer Zahra Nemati had a great performance in the Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok, Thailand to mark the first ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Ehsan Rouzbahani from Iran booked a place in the final match of the AIBA Pro-Boxing competition (APB) on Friday night. The Iranian 81kg Boxer defeated Mathieu Bauderlique from France and advanced to the final. Rouzbahani had already defeated his Uzbekistal rival and lost to Russian boxer. The Defending Champion and Challenger ...