Tag: Sports
Iran, South Korea share spoils in handball: 2026 Asian Games
TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s handball team earned their first point at the 2026 Nagoya Asian Games after playing out an exciting 26–26 draw with South Korea in their third group-stage match.
Iran’s men’s kabaddi overpower Nepal in Nagoya
TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s kabaddi team got off to a winning start at the Nagoya Asian Games, defeating Nepal 76–23 in their opening match.
Iranian karate athletes win one gold, 3 silvers in Asian Game
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian karate practitioners have won one gold and three silver medals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, including the Iranian delegation’s first gold of the Games.
Iran’s women’s kabaddi beat Bangladesh in Nagoya
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s kabaddi team continued their winning start at the Nagoya Asian Games with a commanding 54–19 victory over Bangladesh in their second match on Tuesday.
Pepe Losada joins Iran football team coaching staff
TEHRAN – Following the departure of Andranik Teymourian and Aliasghar Ghorbanalipour from the Iran national team coaching staff, head coach Amir Ghalenoei has bolstered his backroom team with the additions of Mehrdad Khanban and Pepe Losada.
Iranian woman Saeidabadi bags silver in Nagoya
TEHRAN – Fatemehzahra Saeidabadi from Iran snatched a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday.
Iran’s Asiabari claims silver at 2026 Asian Games Karate
TEHRAN – Aliasghar Asiabari from Iran seized a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games Karate on Tuesday.
Iran’s women’s kata secure silver at 2026 Asian games
In the women’s team kata final held at the Toyohashi Gymnasium, Iran, represented by Fatemeh Sadeghi, Sepideh Amini and Zeinab Hosseini, faced Vietnam and suffered a 5–0 defeat, settling for the silver medal.
Karate athlete Namati wins Iran’s first gold in Nagoya
TEHRAN – Morteza Namati of Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday.
Kazemi: Iran basketball deserve recognition after Asian Games bronze
TEHRAN – Iran national basketball team forward Arsalan Kazemi praised his teammates after Iran secured the bronze medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, highlighting the team’s difficult two-month campaign and the numerous injuries they had to overcome.