6 AUGUST 16, 2014 Salimi Named Japan-Iran Plan Friendly Flag-Bearer for Football Matches tober 4, with 439 events in 36 Iran’s weightlifting world champion Behdad Salimi sports and disciplines. On August 7, 2012, Salimi lifted a total of 455 kilograms at ExCel Arena to snatch the gold medal for super weight category of the Lon- don Olympic Games. The 24-year-old, who lifted 208 kilograms in snatch and 247 kilo- grams in clean and jerk, secured the gold medal with his first clean and jerk lift of 247 kilograms. The strongman attempted a clean and jerk world record of 264 kilo- grams, trying to beat the 263 kilo- grams mark set by Iran’s , the two-time Olympic *President of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Kaffashian and four-time world champion, at the Sydney Games in 2000. Kayhan Int’l Sports Desk to prepare friendly matches between However, Salimi failed in his Iranian and Japanese national football second attempt and abandoned a – President of the Football team in order to improve their lev- third lift. Federation of the Islamic Republic of els in attack and defense, Kaffashian Iran’s weightlifting prodigy Sa- Iran (FFIRI) Ali Kaffashian says Irani- pointed out. limi won the world title in his first an and Japanese national football teams The remarks come as Kayhan Int’l Sports Desk According to a statement posted in , will carry Iran’s flag attempt in 2010 by lifting a total plan to stage friendly matches against Football Association has announced on the National Olympic Com- at the opening ceremony of the of 453 kilograms and retained his each other in the future in a bid to raise that its national team’s friendly en- TEHRAN – Iran’s super heavy- mittee of Islamic Republic of Iran Games. title in 2011 by lifting 464 kilo- their levels of international soccer. counter with Iranian national football weight weightlifter Behdad Salimi website earlier this week, the Ira- The 17th edition of the Asian grams. Speaking to reporters following the team will be held on November 18 in has been named as the flag-bearer of nian star, who won the gold medal Games will be held in , The lifter set a new world record signing ceremony of a cooperation Tehran, ahead of the 2015 AFC Asian the Iranian sports delegation during in the men’s +105-kilogram cat- located 48 kilometers (30 miles) of 214 kilograms in the snatch, agreement between FFIRI and Japan Cup. the opening parade of the 2014 Asian egory of the weightlifting compe- west of South Korean capital breaking the previous record of Football Association (JFA) in Tehran Iran has been pitted against the Games in Incheon, South Korea. tition of the 2012 Olympic Games Seoul, from September 19 to Oc- 213 kilograms. on Tuesday, Kaffashian stated that United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar he and JFA President Daini Kuniya and Bahrain in Group C of the 2015 held talks on the exchange of foot- AFC Asian Cup due to be held in Iran Beats Chile in Chess Olympiad ball tactics, particularly in the field Australia in January next year, while of women’s soccer where Japan is a the South Koreans have been drawn Kayhan Int’l Sports Desk The 41st edition of Chess Olym- powerhouse. with tournament host Australia, Ku- piad opened in Tromso, Norway, on He went on to say that the two sides wait and Oman in Group A. The win- TROMSO – Iran national wom- August 1, and will finish on August also reached an agreement to cooper- ner of the tournament will earn the en’s chess team has earned a re- 14. ate in junior football, futsal and beach right to compete for the 2017 FIFA sounding victory in the tenth round The sports event features 1,570 soccer. Confederations Cup, which is to be of the 41st edition of Chess Olym- players, with 881 in the open and Moreover, the FFIR and JFA agreed hosted by Russia. piad, which is organized by the Fé- 689 in the women’s section. The dération Internationale des Échecs number of participating teams is and currently underway in the Nor- 177 from 172 countries in the open Ribery Announces Football Departure wegian city of Tromso, defeating the section and 136 from 131 countries Chilean side. in the women’s section. On Tuesday evening, Iran’s The tournament is played in a 26-year-old female grandmaster Swiss system format. The time Atousa Pourkashian flaunted her control for every single game is 90 skills, and managed to overcome minutes per 40 moves, with addi- Chilean opponent Damaris Abarca tion of 30 seconds per move, and 30 Gonzalez 1-0. Iran’s 26-year-old female chess grandmaster Atousa Pourkashian minutes after the 40th move. Mitra Hejazipour registered the A total of 11 rounds will be second win for Iran as she overcame ous in her challenge against Chile’s against Chilean chess player Nicole played, in which every team plays another representative from Chile Lesly Fuentes Inzunza, and defeat- Miranda Gonzalez. with four of their players against Valentina Jorquera Cabello 1-0. ed her 1-0. With the results, Iran national another team. Teams are ranked ac- Iranian female athlete Ghazal Ha- However, Iran’s Minoo Asgariza- women`s chess team defeated Chile cording to the match points won in kimifard also emerged victori- deh earned a draw in a contest by 3.5 points to 0.5. every round.

Stewart Sitting Out Michigan After Death French winger and Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery CHARLOTTE (Reuters) - Tony of the car during the caution period, Tony Stewart MUNICH (Goal) - French winger al doctors in but at the end the Stewart will not race Sunday at Michi- walked down the track and was hit and Bayern Munich star Franck Rib- pain was still too much that playing gan International Speedway, skipping by Stewart. ery has announced his departure from was not possible,” Ribery said. a second straight NASCAR Sprint Ward’s funeral was in Boonville, the international football, thus pass- Europe’s player of the year in Cup race since striking and killing a New York. He died of blunt force ing the chance to join ‘Les Bleus’ for 2013 said he wanted to make way driver in a dirt-track race at a small trauma. the 2016 European Championship. for a younger generation of players. New York track. Stewart’s dirt-racing career is on “I am stopping,” the 31-year-old “I want to focus on my family Stewart announced the decision in hold, and he could face criminal told German magazine Kicker. and fully concentrate on my work a statement. His plans for the rest of charges. “I realized that this moment has at Bayern Munich and make way the season have not been determined. Stewart has not commented since come.” in the national team for the many Jeff Burton will drive Stewart’s No. he made a statement Sunday. The 31 year-old won 81 caps and young and exciting players,” he 14 Chevrolet in Michigan. ‘’There aren’t words to describe scored 16 international goals since said. Stewart also sat out Sunday at Wat- the sadness I feel about the accident making his debut for in “One has to know when to stop. I kins Glen, a day after he struck and that took the life of Kevin Ward Jr.,’’ 2006. have experienced so much and now killed Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint Stewart said in the statement. Though fruitlessly, he battled to be is the time for others to come for- car event in Canandaigua, New York. The three-time NASCAR cham- part of the national team for 2014 ward. You could see at the World After Stewart clipped Ward’s car, pion is winless and 21st in the Cup needed a victory in one of the final come eligible for the Chase for the World Cup. Cup that we should have no con- sending it spinning, Ward got out standings this season. He would have four races to have a chance to be- Sprint Cup championship. “I was treated (for a back injury) cerns about France’s future,” he around the clock and went to sever- noted. Djokovic Upset in Western & Southern Open Woods Walks Away From Appearance Fees MASON (AP) - Tommy Robredo knows a memorable match when he wins one. NEW YORK (AFP) - Tiger Woods announced that he was withdrawing his name from Ryder Cup consideration, and He did it again, beating top-ranked Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the round of 16 at the would be forgoing any professional events for the next few months while he rehabilitates after back surgery. Western & Southern Open. Considering Woods’ recent performances in tournaments — two missed cuts, one withdrawal, and a 69th-place The 16th-seeded Spaniard beat a top-ranked player for the second time in his career. The first time, he edged finish — it’s not surprising that Woods would take the rest of the year to get his game back together. But consid- Lleyton Hewitt in the 2003 French Open. ering how much money he’s leaving on the table, you can understand why he’d have a hard time walking away. ‘’When I finish my career, and when I will be sitting at home and talking with friends, I will remember days like Outside of the PGA season, Woods appears in several tournaments and corporate outings a year in which he’s this,’’ Robredo said. paid an appearance fee. These are hefty indeed, and according to one estimate, Woods is passing up a staggering Djokovic, who has never won the Cincinnati-area event, dropped the first set after fighting back from a 6-3 deficit $8 million in potential appearance fees by sitting out. Appearance fees, as the name implies, are payable just for in the tiebreaker. Robredo took the set with an ace that Djokovic challenged. The replay showed the ball caught showing up; there’s no need for Woods to do anything but smile and swing in order to cash the check. (Not that the slimmest sliver of the line. Woods is in particularly dire financial straits, as far as we know, but for reference, he’s made about $100,000 in Robredo failed to convert two match points before completing the victory with a slam on Djokovic’s short lob. winnings this season.) Robredo had lost six straight matches against the Serb after winning their first encounter. Woods was scheduled to play in the America’s Golf Cup in Argentina, for which he would have received about $4 Second-seeded Roger Federer avoided an upset, beating Gael Monfils 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. million, and at least two corporate events in Asia, for which he generally receives about $2 million per appearance.