TEHRAN – Iran’s Marjan Salahshouri won a silver medal in women’s individual Poomsae event in the 2018 Asian Games. She lost to Defia Rosmaniar from Indonesia at the Plenary Hall of the Jakarta Convention Centre. Rosmaniar scored 8.690 to pip Salahshouri who scored 8.470. Earlier in the day, Kourosh Bakhtiar claimed Iran’s first medal in...Read More

TEHRAN – Iranian shooter Elaheh Ahmadi carried her country’s flag at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games on Saturday. The Ceremony was held at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) main stadium in Senayan, Jakarta. Iran delegation participate in the prestigious event with 378 athletes. About 18,000 athletes and officials from 45 Asian countries...Read More

TEHRAN – Iranian woman taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh may be forced to retire from the sport forever, Mahroo Komrani said. Alizadeh, who had been selected to carry Iran’s flag at the 2018 Asian Games, missed the Games due to a torn ACL. Alizadeh won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. This made...Read More