Posts Tagged ‘championships’

Transgender Wins Women’s Race at World Para Athletics Championships in Paris

A transgender runner has won a bronze medal during the women’s 400m race at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. Valentina Petrillo’s place on the podium meant that Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra El-Idrissi missed out in a medal during the T12 final for visually impaired athletes. The 49-year-old Italian runner’s win received some condemnation from […]

Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Prophetic NCAA Championships

Rep. Mary Miller says that the Biden administration is “wholly against Christian Americans.” Jason Rapert reports that Hunter Lundy, a candidate for governor in Louisiana, will be partially sponsoring the upcoming National Association of Christian Lawmakers conference. Johnny Enlow believes the fact that the winning teams in the recent men’s and women’s NCAA basketball championship […]

Iran start 2023 Junior Kabaddi World Championships on high

TEHRAN – Iran defeated Chinese Taipei 62-25 in their opening match in the second edition of the Junior Kabaddi World Championships underway in Urmia, Iran. Source Views: 0

Nick Kyrgios accepts Mallorca Championships offer from Rafael Nadal’s uncle despite past tensions

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will take his talents to the Mallorca Championships in 2023 despite a spotty history with the tournament’s director, Toni Nadal. Kyrgios was tipped to win the ATP Tour 250 event in 2022 before an abdominal injury forced him to withdraw ahead of his round-of-16 clash against Roberto Bautista Agut. It… […]

Iran’s Mirzazadeh seizes silver at 2022 World Wrestling Championships

TEHRAN – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Amin Mirzazadeh claimed a silver medal at 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Tuesday. He lost to Turkish wrestler Riza Kayaalp in the men’s Greco-Roman 130kg. Kayaalp collected his fifth world championship gold medal as he won gold in 120kg at 2011 Istanbul and three golds in 130kg […]

European standup paddle championships promotes sustainability

Wind, waves and watersport action is gripping Denmark as it plays host to the 2022 European standup paddle championships. Two-hundred and thirty athletes from sixteen European countries are competing in four categories – surf, sprint, long distance and technical races – in the event which runs from 27 August to 3 September.  The smooth running of […]

European standup paddle championships promotes sustainability

Wind, waves and watersport action is gripping Denmark as it plays host to the 2022 European standup paddle championships. Two-hundred and thirty athletes from sixteen European countries are competing in four categories – surf, sprint, long distance and technical races – in the event which runs from 27 August to 3 September.  The smooth running of […]

Iran’s Yari wins gold U20 World Championships

TEHRAN – Iranian freestyle wrestler Sobhan Yari claimed a gold medal in the U20 World Championships. Source Views: 0

Iran’s Rezaei takes gold at 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships

TEHRAN – Matin Rezaei of Iran won a gold medal in the 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships on Friday. Source Views: 0

Iranian duo wins medals at Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships

TEHRAN – Amirhossein Ghorbani and Ilia Salehipour claimed two medals at the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships. Source Views: 0

Iran’s Pourrahnama takes gold at World Para Taekwondo Championships

TEHRAN – Mehdi Pourrahnama from Iran won a gold medal in the -70kg K44 of the 2021 World Para Taekwondo Championships on Sunday. He defeated Turkey’s Fatih Celik 34-5 in the final. The event will offer athletes major rankings points in their bids to qualify for Paris 2024. The competition brought 264 athletes from 41 […]

Iran’s Eskandarzadeh wins gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships

TEHRAN – Saeid Eskandarzadeh of Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Saturday. He lifted 150kg in the men’s up to 80kg category to not only secure him the gold but set a new Asian junior record. The Tbilisi 2021 World Senior Championships starts on Sunday marking the first […]

Iran freestylers win four medals in U23 World Wrestling Championships

TEHRAN – Iranian freestyle wrestlers claimed four medals in the penultimate day of the U23 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday. Amirali Azarpira won a gold medal in the 97kg weight class after beating Radu Lefter of Moldova 7-3. Bronze medal went to American Jonathan Aiello and Ukraine’s Danylo Stasiuk. In the 57kg class, […]

Ghasempour wins Iran’s third gold at World Wrestling Championships

TEHRAN – Kamran Ghasempour won Iran’s third gold medal in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships. He defeated Russian wrestler Magomed Kurbanov 8-4 in the final bout of 92kg. Bronze medal went to Azerbaijan’s Osman Nurmagomedov and J’den Cox from the U.S. Iranian freestylers Hassan Yazdani and Amirhossin Zare had won two gold medals in the […]

Iran’s Nokhodi wins silver at 2021 World Wrestling Championships

TEHRAB – Mohammad Nokhodi lost to American wrestler Jordan Burroughs 5-1 in the final match of the 79kg in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships on Monday. Burroughs won his fifth gold medal in the world championships. It was Iran’s fifth medal in the competition. Iranian freestylers Hassan Yazdani and Amirhossin Zare had won two gold […]

Iran’s Zare claims gold at 2021 World Wrestling Championships

TEHRAN – Amirhossein Zare claimed Iran’s second gold medal at the 2021 World Wrestling Championship underway in Oslo, Norway on Sunday. The freestyler, who won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games, defeated three-time world championship gold medalist Geno Petriashvili from Georgia 9-2 in the final match of the 125kg. Zare had lost to […]

Another good day for Japan at the Judo World Championships in Budapest

Budapest in Hungary and the world’s best Judoka prepared for day two of the World Championships as the limited but lively Hungarian crowd looked on. Shishime Ai of Japan, defeated their only medal hopeful of the day, Pupp Reka, as she set up a final with Spain’s Anna Perez Box, who produced a fine dropping […]

Israeli judokas land 1 silver medal, 2 bronze at European Championships

Israeli judokas snagged a silver medal and two bronze medals at the European Championships on Friday and Saturday. Tohar Butbul won a silver medal after making it to the final and losing his final bout in the men’s under-73kg category to Akil Gjakova of Kosovo. Shortly afterward, Sagi Muki defeated Bulgarian Ivaylo Ivanov to win […]

Israelis Win Gold, Silver At World Sailing Championships

Israel on Saturday dominated the mixed-gender category at the 470 World Championships, with Gil Cohen and Noam Homri winning the gold medal at the sailing tournament in Portugal. Also winning a medal were fellow Israelis Tal Sade and Noa Lasry, who took silver. Nitai Hasson and Tamar Saar finished seventh in the category. “This is […]

Iran to send eight skiers to Alpine World Championships

TEHRAN – Iran will send four men and four women skiers to the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The competitions have gotten underway in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy from Feb. 8 and will last until Feb. 21. Porya Saveh Shemshaki, Morteza Jafari, Behnam Kia Shemshaki and Nima Baha will compete in the championships as Iran’s […]

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