Iran claimed the gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2026 World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships after defeating Russia in straight rounds in Thursday's final in Chuncheon, South Korea.

Iran's Haniyeh Shahpari claimed her second silver medal of the week after finishing runner-up in the women's 3,000 meters at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong.

Iranian para powerlifter Atiyeh Sadat Hosseini made history after winning the country’s first-ever women’s gold medal at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.

A group of 165 Iranian women athletes urge UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to secure the release of Mahdieh Esfandiari.