6 May 17, 2017

Islamic Solidarity Games: Come Third at Asian Beach Handball Weightlifter Asgari Takes Silver Championship

Norouziyan Claims Gold at 50m Rifle 3 Postition Pourya Norouziyan took the top honors for Iran’s seventh gold medal of the on Tuesday. Norouziyan won the gold medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Position competition with 454.6 Points. His compatriot Hossein Bagheri settled for silver with 451.1 points. The bronze medal went to Hamed Al Khatri from Oman who scored 440.3 points.

Para Athletes Claim Silver, Bronze (Tasnim) – Iran has won 2018 IHF World Beach Handball Para athletes Javid Ehsani Shakib the bronze medal of the 2017 Asian Championships in Sochi, Russia. and Javad Dalakeh won two medals Beach Handball Championship. In the final match, Qatar defeated The Iranian team defeated Oman 2-0 (15-14, 17-10) and won at event on Tuesday. Vietnam 2-1 (15-10, 16-20, 8-6) the title. Ehsani Shakib came second in and claimed the bronze medal in The tournament brought a total of Men’s Shot Put F57 after throwing Pattaya, Thailand. nine teams together. 13.74 meters. Iran had already lost to Vietnam in The top three teams qualified TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iranian the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions of Dalakeh seized the bronze medal Group stage. for the Beach Handball World Iran also booked a place at the Championship. weightlifter Majid Asgari has claimed Women Shooters Win Medal the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in with a throw of 13.06 meters. a silver medal at the 4th Islamic Shooter Golnoush Sebghatollahi Baku on Monday. Samir Nabiyev from Solidarity Games in Baku. claimed a gold medal at the Islamic Narjes Andevari Emamgholinejad in won the gold medal with a throw of The 69kg participant lifted 139kg in Solidarity Games on Tuesday. the 10-metre air rifle, karate fighters 13.95m. Vietnam Beat Iran’s Women the snatch and 177kg in clean and jerk She claimed Iran’s sixth gold medal Nasrin Dousti and Sajjad Ganjzadeh, More than 3,000 athletes from 54 for a total of 316kg. at the Women’s 10m Air Pistol at the judoka Saeid Mollaei have previously countries of the Islamic Solidarity Volleyballers in Asian Championship The gold medal went to Daniyar Baku Shooting Centre. won five gold medals for Iran. Sports Federation are competing in TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran suffered Volleyball Championship is a Ismayilov from Turkey for a total And also, Iranian trio shooters Afaf Elhodhod from Egypt ranked 21 sports at the Games. a 3-0 defeat to Vietnam at the 2017 biennial international volleyball of 323kg and Uzbekistan’s Doston Najmeh Khedmati, Elaheh Ahmadi second in the event and Azerbaijan’s The Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games started May 8 and will last Asian Women’s U-23 Volleyball tournament organized by the Yokubov claimed bronze medal with and Mahlagha Jambozorg had won shooter Nigar Nasirova won a bronze Championship on Tuesday. Asian Volleyball Confederation until May 22 in Azerbaijan’s capital. 314kg. the gold, silver and bronze medal at medal respectively. The Iranian team, who defeated (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Malaysia (3-0) and New Zealand Association (TVA). (3-0), lost to Vietnam in straight The tournament will serve as the sets (25-19, 25-17, 25-19) at the Asian qualifiers for the 2017 FIVB Veteran Iranian Wrestler Passes Away at 86 Mall Nakhon Ratchasima’s MCC Volleyball Women’s U-23 World Hall. Championship held in Ljubljana TEHRAN (Press TV) - Veteran Iranian on Monday, and died at his home in the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The Iranian sportsman ranked Sima Sedighi’s girls will play and Maribor, Slovenia with the top wrestler, head coach of the Iran’s national Iranian capital city of Tehran. He also competed at the 1956 Summer fifth at the 1954 World Wrestling Japan on Wednesday. two ranked teams qualifying for the Greco-Roman wrestling teams and The late Iranian freestyle wrestler, Olympics, which was held in Australia’s Championships in Tokyo. The 2017 Asian Women’s U-23 world championship. international wrestling referee Nasser who was born on November 12, second-most populous city. Givehchi He won the bronze medal of the Givehchi has passed away at the age of 86. 1932, claimed the second spot in the finished sixth in the 62-kilogram weight 62-kilogram category at the 1958 Asian Givehchi lost a long battle with disease featherweight division of the 1952 division. Games in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s Mitsuhashi Banned for Life From Tennis for Roger Federer Will Skip French Open, Eyes Match-Fixing Grass-Court Season MADRID (Dispatches) - After coaches Federer, said in a telephone grass- and hard-court events that Grand Slam tournaments _ every spending a few days practicing on interview with The Associated Press follow. one since the start of 2000. clay courts in Switzerland, a healthy on Monday. “But I think it was It’s the second year in a row that The 35-year-old Federer has not and well-rested Roger Federer the best decision for him. It’s an Federer pulled out of the French played in a tournament since April 2, settled on his upcoming schedule: investment in his career _ for this Open, where main-draw play begins when he won his third title of 2017 He will bypass the French Open and season and for the coming seasons.’’ in Paris on May 28. He won the title at the Miami Open and improved turn his focus to Wimbledon, then Federer posted a message entitled at the clay-court major in 2009 to his record this year to 19-1, all on the U.S. Open. “Roger to skip Roland Garros’’ on complete a career Grand Slam. hard courts, his best start in more “It was a tough decision to his website on Monday, announcing His absence a year ago, because of than a decade. At the time, he said take, because he likes to play the that he will stay away from back and knee problems that plagued he would be taking a break from the French Open, likes to play the big competing on clay entirely in 2017 him in 2016, ended his record streak tour and did not commit to returning tournaments,’’ Severin Luthi, who and instead will prepare for the of appearing in 65 consecutive in time for the French Open. Celtics Power Past Wizards in Game 7, 115-105 WASHINGTON (Dispatches) - Isaiah scored a game-high 38 points for the Thomas scored 29 points and had 12 Wizards, including 24 in the second assists, Kelly Olynyk scored a career half. Otto Porter added 20 points. John Japanese tennis player Junn Mitsuhashi has been banned for life for playoff high 26 points as the Boston Wall and Markieff Morris each finished match-fixing and gambling offences Celtics beat the Washington Wizards with 18. TOKYO (Dispatches) - Japanese in a singles match and $600 in 115-105 in Game 7 of the Eastern “I hate losing, especially when we feel tennis player Junn Mitsuhashi has a doubles match, the TIU said. Conference semifinals on Monday. like we were a better team. This definitely been banned for life and fined Chetty was banned for life last Celtics advances to the Eastern hurts the most.” Beal said after the loss. $50,000 after being found guilty of September following a separate Conference finals, where it will host Boston trailed 76-72 late in the third match-fixing and betting offences, TIU investigation. the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 on quarter before ending the period on a the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said Mitsuhashi was also found guilty Wednesday. 13-3 run, which was expanded to 22-5 in on Tuesday. of making a direct approach to “Everyone gave their best tonight and the opening minutes of the fourth as the Mitsuhashi, who peaked at 295 in another player at an ITF event in it turned out well,” Olynyk said. “It was Celtics’ lead became 94-81. But Wizards the singles rankings in 2009, was Nigeria in December 2015 and a team effort, hard work. It was a tough scored seven straight in just 51 seconds to accused of asking Joshua Chetty, a asking him to fix certain aspects of seven-game series. Both teams played get back within six before Olynyk taking player he had coached, to approach a match. hard, we outlasted them there. They are over as he scored 11 of 13 points for the a competitor during an International The 27-year-old placed 76 bets a great team. They made big shots all Celtics to stretch their lead to 110-100. Tennis Federation (ITF) event in on tennis matches between October series.” “Kelly was the MVP tonight,” Thomas South Africa in November 2015. and November 2015 and refused to Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas shot between Wizards guard John Wall, Boston got 15 points, six rebounds said, “I’m definitely going to enjoy it until Using Chetty as an intermediary, cooperate with the anti-corruption left, and center Marcin Gortat during the first quarter of Game 7 of a and five assists from Al Horford. 13 tomorrow. We’ve got to get ready for the Mitsuhashi offered the player body’s investigation, which are also second-round NBA playoff series Monday. points, six rebounds and four assists defending champs. Good thing about it, $2,000 (£1,550) to underperform offences. form Marcus Smart. Bradley Beal we’ve got home court advantage.”