Al Jazeera - When Samaneh Bayrami Baher marches in Pyeongchang on Friday for the opening of the 2018 Winter Games, she will be one of only four athletes representing Iran's national colours. Getting a spot to compete in the23rd Olympic Gamesin South Korea was no easy feat for the 26-year-old athlete, who is the only female member of the ...

Tehran, March 15, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday urged for improved conditions for women sports in the country. In a ceremony to pay tribute Iranian athletes who had won titles and medals during the previous Iranian year (ended March 20, 2015), he said he has always highlighted the importance of improving conditions for women athletes....

Tehran, December 14, The Iran Project- A senior official at Irans Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports says Iran seeks to introduce a role model of a Muslim woman and to create a condition for Muslim countries to take part in sports with Islamic dress code known as hijab. Speaking in the second regional symposium of International Association of ...