6 August 9, 2016

Iranian Rock Climbers Win Bronze in IFSC Asian Championships Team Loses to Argentina in Rio 2016 Olympics RIO DE JANEIRO (Tasnim) – Argentina’s Facundo Conte domi- Iran was defeated against Argentina nated for Argentina with 21 points. This photo provided by the Islamic Republic of Iran Mountaineering & Sport in straight sets (25-23, 26-24 and 25- Seyed Mohammad Mousavi was Climbing Federation shows members of Iranian women’s national rock climbing 18) on Monday in its opening match Iran’s top scorer with 10. team at the 2016 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Duyun, China. at the preliminary round of the vol- Iran has been scheduled to play leyball tournaments in the ongoing Poland early Wednesday. BEIJING (Press TV) - Female Iranian Speed climbing is a race in its purest rock climbers have won a bronze medal form. Two contestants face each other 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Ja- The volleyball tournaments at the at the 2016 International Federation of while moving up the ice in this disciple, neiro, Brazil. Rio 2016 Rio Olympic Games start- Sport Climbing (IFSC) Asian Champion- and the faster climber wins. Iran’s Argentine coach Raul Lo- ed on August 6, and will finish on ships in China. Lead climbing, on the other hand, zano fielded captain , August 21. The Iranian athletes tested their physi- emphasizes on strength and techniques. , Seyed Mo- The Iranian volleyball team has cal strengths and mental abilities. Climbers go up the ice alone and try to hammad Mousavi, Hamzeh Zarini, been pitted against Argentina, Cuba, The squad, comprised of Farnaz Es- reach a specific end point within a given , Mehdi Marandi Egypt, Poland and Russia in Pool B. maeilzadeh, Elnaz Rekabi and Sima amount of time. Soltani, participated in women’s team To practice the sport at the highest and Adel Gholami in the initial line- Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, speed competitions in the southwestern level of competition, it takes athletes up, hoping to capture the victory for Mexico and the United States were city of Duyun. with strategic insight, power, precision Iran was defeated against Argentina his team in the opener. drawn in Pool A. Contestants from the host nation ac- and full commitment. cumulated the highest points to take the Bouldering is a form of rock climb- top honor, and collect the gold medal. ing that is performed without the use of Sweeping Victory for Novak Djokovic in Tears After The tournament was held in women’s ropes or harnesses. Most climbers, how- lead, women’s bouldering, women’s ever, use climbing shoes to help secure Shock Olympic Defeat by Juan speed, men’s lead, men’s bouldering footholds, chalk to keep their hands dry, Canada Over USA and men’s speed sections. and mats to prevent injuries from falls. RIO DE JANEIRO (FIVB )– Canada scored a major upset by defeating United Martín Del Potro States in straight sets 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-23) in a match of Pool A of the men’s vol- RIO DE JANEIRO (theguardian) - ing for order. Eftekhari Appointed leyball tournament of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday afternoon. Juan Martín del Potro’s day ended far “Two and a half hours of spectacular The biggest difference in the stats of the match between NORCECA rivals was better than it started after he toppled intensity,” Del Potro said afterward. in the unforced errors with the losers giving away 28 points in faults compared world No1 Novak Djokovic in the open- “The crowd enjoyed it a lot. I was Esteghlal Acting President to 16 by the winners. ing round of the Olympic tennis tour- tired, but at the same time I was very Nicholas Hoag had 14 points, including two aces, to lead Canada and teammate nament on Sunday night. Buoyed by a happy to be on the court. I wanted to Gavin Schmidt followed with 13. John Gordon Perrin finished with nine points rollicking crowd and a reinvigorated win, but I also wanted to match to go in the victory. forehand, the soft-spoken Argentine on because everything was wonderful. Matt Anderson had a match-high 15 points, with two blocks, in the losing cause prevailed 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2) in a highly The crowd itself put on a show in a while Aaron Russell added 12 in the loss, all via spikes. entertaining match of exquisite quality. very respectful way.” It was a close battle between the two teams from North America in the first set The rematch of the bronze medal The 6ft 6in Argentinian once put decided in the very late part when Schmidt hit a spike off the USA block for the match from four years ago – when Del forth as the future of the sport after 25-23 win. The Canadians took advantage of 15 unforced opponent’s errors. Potro won in straight sets at the All subduing an imperial-era Roger Fe- The two sides battled closely until 15-all when Canadian John Gordon Perrin England Club – had been scheduled derer in the 2009 US Open final is scored with a spike to spark a four-point rally that was decisive for the 25-17 for the early afternoon, but the freak- down to No145 in the world after a lit- outcome. ishly high winds at midday caused a any of wrist ailments, comebacks and In the third set at 14-all, the Canadian Duffy crashed his serve and Lee and delay in the order of play. Those same false starts that threatened his career. Russell parlayed ace and spike to give USA a two-point lead at 16-14. Canada winds had caused localized power cuts But he defeated No4 Stan Wawrinka came back and took a two-point lead with a soft hit by Hoag at 21-19. Lee and at the athletes’ village, which left Del at Wimbledon in June despite enter- Seyyed Reza Eftekhari Anderson scored on blocks to tie at 22-all. Two consecutive spikes by Schmidt Potro trapped in an elevator for 40 ing the tournament having played only with the score at 23-23 gave the triumph to Canada. minutes. four grand slam matches since 2013, TEHRAN (Persianleague) - post because he works two jobs. But the atmosphere on the nearly- none since the Australian Open two Seyyed Reza Eftekhari has been Iran’s Ministry of Youth Affairs full 9,165-seat main show court at the years ago. And now Sunday’s emo- appointed as acting president of Es- and Sports appointed Reza Hassan- Olympic Tennis Center was all the bet- tional win, which although decided in teghlal football club. ikhou as Esteghlal acting president Rio2016: Medals Table ter under the lights as the well-lubri- a best-of-three-sets format unlike the Eftekhari, who currently is also but he retired from the new role just cated audience chanted, sang, waved grand slams, will no doubt bolster his head of Iran’s futsal committee, after two days. flags and cheered raucously between confidence ahead of this month’s US replaced Bahram Afsharzadeh in It’s a chaotic season for Esteghlal every point, leaving chair umpire Pas- Open in Flushing Meadows – to say Esteghlal. since the team has lost two times in cal Maria practically hoarse from call- nothing of this week. Afsharzadeh was appointed as three games. Esteghlal’s acting president in May Esteghlal is 15th in the Iran Pro- Wins Gold and 2014 but was forced to leave his fessional League. Smashes World Record Inter Milan Manager Roberto RIO DE JANEIRO (Daily Mancini Set to Leave Express) - The 21-year- old struck gold to become Britain’s first male Olym- pic champion since in 1988 - and se- cured Team GB’s first medal at these Olympics shortly before 11pm Brazil time. Some 15 minutes later, Adam Peaty is the new Olympic 100m Jazz Carlin, who missed champion London 2012 due to glan- dular fever, then won silver behind Katie Ledecky in the women’s 400m freestyle. Peaty also smashed a second world record in as many days to touch in 57.13 seconds, with South African Cameron van der Burgh, the 2012 champion, a distant second. The Briton thrives on an electric atmosphere and his final was given an Roberto Mancini extra helping thanks to two Brazilians starting in the eight-man field. Peaty did not have to worry. He had been a locked-on favourite to stand ROME (Xinhua) -- Roberto Man- requests for new players. His re- atop the podium at the Rio Aquatics Centre months before the cini is set to leave his job as Inter placement would be Dutchman events started on Saturday. Milan manager, the Serie A side an- Frank De Boer from Ajax. And after a superb world record in his heat on the opening day, Peaty was nounced on Monday. Mancini had been Inter boss since soon rubber-stamping his way to the greatest day in his young life. Local media said Mancini was November 2014, returning after a In touching the wall first, the Uttoxter swimmer added to his world, Com- leaving after Inter’s new Chinese previous managerial spell in 2004- monwealth and two European titles over two laps of the 50m pool. owners failed to accommodate his 2008.