TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Iranian bodybuilding star Hadi Choopan has made history by lifting an incredible 450 kg, setting a new record for the heaviest weight ever lifted off the ground by a Mr. Olympia champion.
Category: 7. Politics
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Choopan sets record by lifting heaviest weight ever lifted
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Persepolis edge Esteghlal in Tehran derby
In the match held at the Azadi Stadium, Hossein Kanaanizadegan gave Persepolis the lead from the penalty spot in the 45th minute.
Alireza Kushki equalized the match with a header in the 55th minute.
Soon after, Persepolis put their archrivals…
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Amouzad, Momeni take golds at Albania wrestling event
Paris silver medalist at the 65kg Rahman Amouzad expectedly made it to the final and won the gold medal after a 5-1 win over Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu of Kyrgyzstan.
The second gold medal for Iran was won by Ali Momeni, who was in Tirana last…
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Miodrag Bozovic named Esteghlal coach
Bozovic unilaterally terminated his contract with Esteghlal Khuzestan on Tuesday after the Iranian side failed to fulfill their financial commitments, Tehran Times reported.
The 56-year-old coach has been appointed as Esteghlal’s head coach just…
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Iran down Uzbekistan at 2025 Asian Water Polo C’ship
Iran, who had defeated South Korea 19-6 and Chinese Taipei 37-5 in first two matches, will play Japan on Thursday in Group B, Tehran Times reported.
China, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Hong Kong are in Group A, according to Tehran Times.
The…
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Firouz Karimi to lead Esteghlal for Tehran derby
Esteghlal’s caretaker coach, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh, resigned from his post last week, and the club were unable to finalize an agreement with Italian coach Walter Mazzarri, Theran Times reported.
Earlier, Pitso Mosimane parted ways with the…
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Iran earn two wins at 2025 Asian Water Polo Championship
The national Iranian water polo team are scheduled to play Uzbekistan and Japan in Group B on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, Tehran Times reported.
China, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Hong Kong are in Group A.
The competition will be held…
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Iran discover fate at 2025 Asian Beach Handball Championship
The national Iranian beach handball team have been drawn into Pool B alongside the Philippines, Jordan, Pakistan, and India, Tehran Times reported.
Meanwhile, Pool A consists of Oman, Saudi Arabia, the Maldives, and Hong Kong.
The 10th edition…
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Iran defeated by Japan at AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025
Rion Ichihara scored the winning penalty as Japan defeated Iran 4-3 on penalties after their AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025 quarter-final ended 1-1 at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium on Sunday.
Japan were struggling to…
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