News Melika Balali: I got threats from Iran for wrestling in Scotland - BBC (November 11, 2022) Iran's women's football team to play Belarus - Tehran Times (November 1, 2022) Iran: Women attend first league match for 40 years - BBC (August 26, 2022) 'Change the vision': Iran Women push to break football barriers amid fan ban - The Guardian (April 14, 2022) Human Rights Watch calls on FIFA to take action against Iran on women attendance - DW (March 31, 2022) Report: Iran blocked women from attending soccer match - AP (March 29, 2022) Plucky Iran held India in AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 - Tehran Times (January 21, 2022) Isfahan bans bodybuilding for women - Middle East Eye (January 7, 2022) Iran coach Irandoost looks for AFC Women's Asian Cup knockout stage - Tehran Times (December 28, 2021 Iranian Female Handball Player Defects Because of 'Restrictions' - VOA (December 17, 2021 These Women Are Reclaiming a Male-Dominated National Sport in Iran - Vice (October 5, 2021) Iranian woman Rekabi wins first ever medal at IFSC World Championships - Tehran Times (September 22, 2021) Players urge Fifa to change 'deeply discriminatory' women's futsal policy - The Guardian (September 11, 2021) Iran's women's football team to play Uzbekistan - Tehran Times (August 22, 2021) Shooter Khedmati satisfied with Tokyo's performance - Tehran Times (August 8, 2021) Down but never out, Hamideh Abbasali on cusp of Olympic glory - WKF (August 7, 2021) From dresses and skorts to hijabs, badminton's women wear what they like - Reuters (July 28, 2021) Iranian rower Malaei steals the show - Tehran Times (July 25, 2021) Iranian taekwondoka barely misses refugee team's 1st medal - AP (July 25, 2021) Iranian refugee beats 2-time Olympic taekwondo gold medalist - AP (July 24, 2021) The Iranian Athletes Facing Off Under Different Flags at the 2020 Tokyo Games - Time Magazine (July 23, 2021) Iranian women competing in Tokyo Olympics - DW (July 23, 2021) Weights Not Burdens: The Status of Women in Sports in Iran - Ms Magazine (July 20, 2021) Iran's 'Wind girl' at the Olympics - WION News (July 14, 2021) Jahanfekrian becomes first female weightlifter to represent Iran at Olympics - Tehran Times (July 3, 2021) Shahrzad Mozafar: Iran's female futsal trailblazer who defied the odds - The Guardian (July 2, 2021) Aghaei becomes the first woman to represent Iran at Olympics badminton - Tehran Times (June 27, 2021) Woman sprinter Fasihi to represent Iran at Tokyo 2020 - Tehran Times (June 26, 2021) Friendly: Iran's women's team fall short against Belarus - Tehran Times (June 9, 2021) Iran's women return to FIFA ranking - Tehran Times (April 17, 2021) Iran's only female Olympic medallist to compete under white flag in Tokyo - Reuters (March 2, 2021) Iranian women's ski coach barred from going to world championships by husband - The Guardian (February 18, 2021) Fariba Mohammadian named Iran volleyball vice president - Tehran Times (January 18, 2021) Iran women's podcast gives voice to victims of abuse - BBC (August 4, 2020) Sadaf Khadem: 'The problem is boxing, not the hijab in - Iran they say men only' - The Guardian (July 21, 2020) Maryam Shojaei, trailblazer for women in Iran to watch men's soccer, earns Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award - ESPN (June 16, 2020) Only Olympics gold satisfies Iran Karate star Sara Bahmanyar - Mehr News (March 18, 2020) Female sprinter Fasihi dreams of reaching Olympics - Tehran Times (January 21, 2020) Iran chess ref Shohreh Bayat fears returning home over hijab row - BBC (January 15, 2020) Iran's only female Olympic medallist says she has quit country - The Guardian (January 12, 2020) Iran in 'shock' over missing female Olympic medallist - AFP (January 9, 2020) Iranian female gymnasts allowed to wear hijab in international events - Tehran Times (December 16, 2019) Thousands of Iranian women watch football match for first time - The Guardian (October 10, 2019) FIFA tells Iran: Women have to be allowed into soccer stadiums - CNN (September 19, 2019) Iran To Let Women Attend Men's World Cup Qualifier In October - RFE/RL (August 25, 2019) Maryam Shojaei helps Iran's female football fans carry fight for admission - The Guardian (August 13, 2019) Iran Poised To Lift Ban On Women At Men's Soccer Games - RFE/RL (August 9, 2019) Maryam Irandoost: Fighting for women's football in Iran - DW (August 2, 2019) 'I wouldn't be the refugee, I'd be the girl who kicked ass': how taekwondo made me - The Guardian (May 31, 2019) Katayoun Khosrowyar: Meet the Iranian-American athlete leading a football revolution - The Independent (May 19, 2019) Sadaf Khadem: Iranian female boxer halts return over arrest fears - BBC (April 17, 2019) Undercover: female football fans in Iran - The Guardian (April 15, 2019) Sadaf Khadem: Iran's first official female boxer - AFP Video (April 12, 2019) Boxing: Khadem to break a barrier for Iranian women - Reuters (April 12, 2019) Iran's women weightlifters to participate at Asian championships - Tehran Times (March 20, 2019) Iran's para shooter Javanmardi wins gold at Al Ain 2019 - Tehran Times (February 19, 2019) Iran needs youth league for talent identification: Katayoun Khosrowyar - Tehran Times (February 12, 2019) Iran's national stadium to host women's soccer team - AFP (December 30, 2018) FIFA under pressure over Iran's female football fans - BBC (November 28, 2018) Iran opens door to women at football but will anything really change? - The Guardian (November 21, 2018) Iran women attend Asian Champions League football final - BBC (November 10, 2018) The coach transforming IR Iran's women's game - FIFA (October 30, 2018) Iran women attend international football match - France24 (October 16, 2018) Gelareh Nazemi, Iran's refereeing pioneer - FIFA (October 16, 2018) This American woman swapped Tulsa for Tehran - USA Today (August 29, 2018) Iranian Men, Women Win Gold In Kabaddi At Asian Games - ESPN (August 24, 2018) Meanwhile in ... Iran, women's soccer is making progress moving toward the 2022 Olympics in Beijing - CS Monitor (July 19, 2018) Iran women fans resist harassment to attend team's game with Spain - The Guardian (June 25, 2018) Iranian women watch World Cup in stadium after 37-year ban - SBS (June 21, 2018) Katayoun Khosrowyar leading a women's football revolution in Iran - Sky Sports (June 6, 2018) Futsal? and the Politics of Women's Sports in Iran - Atlantic Council (May 31, 2018) Iran's Rohani Calls For End To Ban On Women At Sports Events - RFE/RL (May 23, 2018) Iran retain AFC Women's Futsal Championship title - Tehran Times (May 12, 2018) Disguised women sneak into Iranian football match - BBC (May 1, 2018) Child's tears spark weightlifting protest that raises bar for Iran's sportswomen - The Guardian (March 17, 2018) Iran detains 35 women for going to football match - BBC (March 1, 2018) Iran's female skier blazes a trail to Pyeongchang - Al Jazeera (February 8, 2018) Sporting Field Expands for Women - Financial Tribune (February 7, 2018) Iranian woman skydiver looks to break down stereotypes - News International (January 23, 2018) Iran Allows Women Weightlifters To Compete Internationally - RFE/RL (November 24, 2017) Iranian Chess Champion Enrolls in U.S. University - Valley News (October 16, 2017) Chess player banned by Iran for not wearing a hijab switches to US - Telegraph (October 3, 2017) Iranian referee, lineswoman to officiate at 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship - Press TV (September 12, 2017) Iranian women refused entry to match despite holding tickets - BBC (September 5, 2017) Iran football ticket 'glitch' gave female fans hope - BBC (September 4, 2017) Iranian soccer star banned for not wearing hijab in exhibition game - RT (April 27, 2017) Women defy Tehran's last minute marathon ban - CNN (April 10, 2017) Iran Bans Female Billiards Players For Violating Islamic Codes Of Conduct - RFE/RL (March 31, 2017) British weightlifting champion Shila Panjavi banned for four years - Sky Sports (March 26, 2017) Dream Big: Meet the First Female Biker in the History of Iran's Motor Sports - Sputnik News (March 21, 2017) Meet the Iranian Kick-Boxing Female Superstar - Sputnik News (March 14, 2017) International Women's Day: Iran's first female triathlete - BBC (March 7, 2017) Iran bans teenage chessplayers for "harming national interests" - ChessBase (February 21, 2017) Iran: Women Allowed to Attend Kish Island Open - HRW (February 17, 2017) Women in Iran dress as men in bid to watch soccer game - USA Today (February 16, 2017) Behnaz Shafiei: Iran's trailblazing female biker makes history with women's race - BBC (February 3, 2017) Iranian women push boundaries through sport - France24 Video (January 24, 2017) Iranian duo make history in women's volleyball by moving to Bulgaria - Reuters (January 18, 2017) Q&A: Iranian chess player Sara Khadem - Al Jazeera (January 17, 2017) Iran chess master Khademalsharieh sustains 1st loss in FIDE Grand Prix - Press TV (November 30, 2016) Iranian girls win world junior taekwondo championship - Mehr News (November 21, 2016) Stars of Tomorrow: Iran's Mobina Nejad Katesari - World Taekwondo Federation (November 17, 2016) Who benefits from a chess championship boycott? Not Iranian women - The Guardian (October 13, 2016) Iran's first female triathlete Shirin Gerami set to make history at Ironman Kona - SI (October 7, 2016) Iranian snooker players shine in Asian Billiard Sports Championship - Press TV (October 1, 2016) Calls for chess boycott over Iran's hijab laws - BBC (October 5, 2016) Female Chess Players Are Furious About Having to Wear Hijabs at the World Championship in Iran - NY Magazine (September 29, 2016) Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin wins landmark bronze for Iran - BBC (August 19, 2016) Iran Olympic protest: Woman asked to take down sign - BBC (August 14, 2016) Khedmati advances to final in 50m rifle 3 positions - Mehr News (August 11, 2016) Iranian female athlete takes on challenges of the field and her culture - WP (August 6, 2016) Rio Olympics Begin With First Female Iranian Flag-Bearer, More Cleared Russians - RFE/RL (August 6, 2016) Iranian women clinch bronze in Asian Kabaddi tournament - Press TV (July 3, 2016) Iranian female karate fighter earns second spot at WKF Karate 1 rankings - Press TV (June 18, 2016) Iranian female shooter wins silver at Olympic Games Training Camp - Press TV (June 15, 2016) How an Iranian woman snuck into a football stadium only open to men - Observers (May 19, 2016) Iranian climber's World Cup dream comes true - Euronews (April 23, 2016) Iran Holds Its First Marathon, but Women Are Excluded - Runners World (April 13, 2016) The Secret World of Female Jiu-Jitsu Fighters in Iran - Vice (April 13, 2016) Iranian Women in Olympcis - BBC Persian (April 10, 2016) Iran ignores human rights campaign, bans women attending volleyball games - DW (February 19, 2016) Beach volleyball and women's rights in Iran? - CNN (February 4, 2016) Women's rock climbing gains foothold in Iran - AP (February 2, 2016) Iranian Soccer Star Wins Right To Leave Country After Husband Said No - HP (November 23, 2015) Iranian Women Enter Grappling World Championships for First Time - United World Wrestling (October 29, 2015) Eight of Iran's women's football team 'are men' - Telegraph (September 30, 2015) Iran women's football captain to miss tournament after husband 'refuses to let her go' - The Independent (September 16, 2015) Footballer calls for easing of women's travel laws - BBC (September 15, 2015) In Iran, a Women's Soccer Revolution - WSJ (August 24, 2015) The Iranian woman who wants to be world motocross champion - BBC Video (August 19, 2015) Iran: Women sweat on the rugby pitch - DW Video (August 11, 2015) Iranian female shooter claims gold in 2015 Universiade - Press TV (July 5, 2015) 'Fifa must tackle Iran's ban on women watching football' - TB (July 3, 2015) Iran: Volleyball Federation Should Penalize Ban on Women - HRW (July 2, 2015) Volleyball ban for female fans reignites debate in Iran - AFP (June 19, 2015) Is Iran easing its ban on female sports spectators? - BBC (June 18, 2015) Behnaz Shafiei rides bikes against laws and convention in Iran - BBC (June 11, 2015) Iran allows women to watch volleyball - but not football, swimming or wrestling - AP (June 9, 2015) Iranian women and sport: every obstacle an opportunity - TB (April 20, 2015) Iran eases ban on women visiting sport events - DW (April 4, 2015) British-Iranian woman jailed over volleyball game sees charges dropped - The Guardian (April 2, 2015) Fifa's Sepp Blatter calls on Iran to end stadium ban for women - The Guardian (March 6, 2015) Iranian women stand united in protest and hope at Asian Cup - The Guardian (January 23, 2015) Iran footballers warned for selfies with female fans - SMH (January 19, 2015) British-Iranian woman imprisoned for two months for trying to watch volleyball game - The Guardian (November 2, 2014) Iranian women fight for the right to attend sports events in their country - PRI (July 7, 2014) Men's Sports, Shorts Not For Women In Iran - RFE/RL (June 24, 2014) Fifa allows wearing of head covers for religious reasons - BBC (March 1, 2014) The first female cross-country athlete from Iran in Sochi Winter Olympic Games - Skifed (February 13, 2014) Iranian women footballers to undergo gender tests - Telegaph (February 7, 2014) The Fastest Woman in Iran - Majalla (January 24, 2014) Iran women wushu athletes shine in world contests - Press TV (November 5, 2013) Iran snatches silver in Asian rowing competitions - Press TV (October 15, 2013) Meet Shirin Gerami, Iran's first female triathlete - The Guardian (September 15, 2013) | Video Iran allows first female triathlete to compete for country - The Guardian (September 12, 2013) Conservatives in ruckus over women's rugby - BBC (August 30, 2013) Iran junior wushu artists grab two golds in Asia tournament - Press TV (August 10, 2013) Iranian female athlete wins gold medal at 2013 Deaflympics - Press TV (July 30, 2013) Iranian women's futsal team wins silver at Asian Indoor Games - Press TV (July 6, 2013) Iran swimmer's time goes unrecorded: Her bathing suit was too revealing - France24 (June 28, 2013) Iran's Paralympic medalist wins 2013 Spirit of Sport award - Press TV (May 30, 2013) Headscarves and long tunics don't stop Iranian women from practising parkour - France24 (May 20, 2013) Islam's Rules on Sports - Iran Primer (April 2, 2013) Iran thrashes Tajikistan 7-1 in AFC U-14 girls championship - Press TV (March 10, 2013) Iran women beat Kuwait to score second win in Asian games - Press TV (January 27, 2013) Iranian female tennis player reaches U14 Asian quarterfinals - Press TV (January 18, 2013) World Karate Federation approves the hijab for competition - Inside the Games (January 3, 2013) Iranian markswoman wins gold in Asia shooting champions - Press TV (December 16, 2012) Iranians shine in Asian Women's Handball Championship - Press TV (December 7, 2012) World Cup Qualifier: A Battle for Iranian Women's Rights - HP (October 22, 2012) Iranian woman turned to paddling after being forbidden from wearing swimsuit - Telegraph (August 10, 2012) Gold Medal or Headscarf? - Qantara (August 9, 2012) Iran's Female Olympians Face Extra Hurdles - Huffington Post (August 9, 2012) Brunei, Qatar and Saudi Arabia Make Olympic History for Women - Al Monitor (July 29, 2012) Iranian female shooter in Olympics air rifle event's finals - Press TV (July 28, 2012) Film on Iran's first female motor racing champion provokes controversy - Telegraph (July 23, 2012) Sports hijabs help Muslim women to Olympic success - The Guardian (July 23, 2012) Olympics 2012 : Iranian trailblazer dreams of table tennis medal - AFP (July 17, 2012) Iran female karate fighter snatches gold at AFK tourney - Press TV (July 16, 2012) Qatari women prepare for Olympic debut - Al Jazeera (July 6, 2012) London 2012 Olympics: Saudis allow women to compete - BBC (June 24, 2012) Female Iranian archer qualifies for Olympics - Press TV (June 23, 2012) An Inspiration to Young Women around the World - Qantara (June 6, 2012) Iran's First Female Canoeist Wins Silver at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #3 - Women Talk Sports (June 3, 2012) Iran's women football fans dream of a return to the terraces - BBC (May 16, 2012) Iran's female footballers in action after head scarf ban lifted - RT (May 10, 2012) Fifa allows Iran girl footballers to cover their heads - BBC (May 3, 2010) Colonel promotes soccer for Afghan girls - AFNS (March 19, 2012) Iran's female kabaddi players stand second at worlds - Press TV (March 5, 2012) Velcro's dramatic save leads football to lift ban on hijab - The Independent (March 4, 2012) Mitra Shabanian Named Iran?s Women?s Volleyball Coach - Tasnim News (February 26, 2012) Iran's female ninjas: fighting for sexual equality - The Guardian (February 19, 2012) UN Urges Women Footballers To Be Allowed To Wear Head Scarves - RFE/RL (February 12, 2012) Iran's ninja army is made up of 3,500 women - WP (February 6, 2012) Why Thousands of Iranian Women Are Training to Be Ninjas - The Atlantic (February 3, 2012) Women's rugby in Iran suffering - Scrum Queens (January 26, 2012) The Bravery of Iran's Female Athletes - The Atlantic (January 20, 2012) Squash in Iran: Hijab Stories - Squashbloglife (December 26, 2011) Iranian female wins Taekwondo gold - Press TV (November 27, 2011) Iran to women: No skiing unless with a male guardian - WP (November 10, 2011) Iran's Women's Soccer Team's Modest Uniforms - Time Magazine (September 1, 2011) Weightlifting body changes dress code, benefits Muslim woman - CNN (June 30, 2011) Women's rights activist missing in Iran - The Guardian (June 22, 2011) Muslim weightlifter's wish to dress modestly triggers debate - CNN (June 9, 2011) FIFA say Iran's women were warned about dress - Reuters (June 6, 2011) Muslim Women Athletes Banned From Tournaments Get Creative With Hijabs - ABC News (June 4, 2011) Aravane Rezai talks family/father problems for the first time - Womens Tennis Blog (February 10, 2011) Women soccer fans in Iran may be banned from live broadcasts - CNN (January 22, 2011) Iran's Razieh Shir Mohammadi wins women's archery individual recurve standing final - SINA (December 17, 2010) For a Women's Soccer Team, Competing Is a Victory - NY Times (December 8, 2010) Female Athlete To Receive Reward For Gold Medal 'Only If Married' - RFE/RL (November 23, 2010) Cleric Says Iran Should Reconsider Allowing Women In International Sporting Events - RFE/RL (November 21, 2010) Iranian Police Chief Targets Women Cyclists, Roller-Skaters - RFE (October 20, 2010) The Islamic Federation of Women Sport (IFWS) Is Shut Down Due to Budget Cuts - Muslim Women in Sports (August 13, 2010) Iran bans girls' football team from Youth Olympics over uniform - CNN (July 10, 2010) Why the new poster girl of France, Aravane Rezai, is torn between two nations - Daily Mail (May 23, 2010) Women Athletes And The Hijab - DW Persian (April 4, 2010) Aravane Rezai shocks Venus Williams at Madrid Open - BBC (May 16, 2010) Iran's role model and inspiration - on skis - BBC (February 24, 2010) Skier Marjan Kalhor carries hopes for Iran, Iranian women - USA Today (February 21, 2010) Olympic dream a reality for Iran's female skier - CNN (February 10, 2010) Women's Sports and the revolution - DW Persian (February 7, 2010) Kick in Iran: Female sports documentary premieres at Sundance - Pretty Tough (January 21, 2010) Iran's female motocross champion gets uphill ride - Telegraph (December 21, 2009) Confucius opens path for martial arts display - China Daily (December 14, 2009) Awesome show by Iranian gymnasts - The Star (October 13, 2009) Iran Zahra Karimi wins wushu gold - Press TV (July 24, 2009) Outing Iran: Laleh Seddigh - The Atlantic (July 8, 2009) The Daughters of Khomeini's Silent Revolution - Qantara (June 15, 2009) Iran to send female skier to Winter Games - CNN (March 17, 2009) Popularity grows among Iranian Women - Mister Baseball (March 13, 2009) Interview with karate champion Schahrzad Mansouri - DW Persian (January 2, 2009) Iran's female racing champion barred from defending title - The Guardian (October 8, 2008) Iranian women's rower Hosseini wants to make history at Beijing Olympics - Xinhua (August 5, 2008) High hopes of Iran's women rowers - BBC (August 1, 2008) Soccer under the Veil - Qantara (February 2, 2008) Women's Emancipation in Iran - Spiegel (January 17, 2008) Women's Polo returns to Iran - Aips Media (2008) Iranian Racing Authorities Stall Woman's Fast-Track Career - RFE/RL (December 1, 2007 ) 'Islamic bicycle' can't slow Iranian women - USA Today (June 28, 2007) Vaziri Wins World Championship, Matches Own World Record - 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UN Empowering women and girls through sport - UN OCHR (May 29, 2012) Women, gender equality and sport Sports Organizations Physical Education Organization Iran Olympic Committee Iran Sports Federations Leadership Robab Sharian (ISFAF) Farideh Shojaei (IRIFF) Marzieh Akbarabadi (Deputy Director of Iranian Sports Administration for Women Sports) Faezeh Hashemi (Former head of the Islamic Women's Sports Federation) | Video Women's Sports Sites DW Persian Football Dokht Shirzanan (Archive) Women's Sports (Tasnim News) IRNA: Sports Fars News: Iran Women's Sports News ISNA: Iran Women's Sports News IW Sports Shirzanan Project Varzeshe Banovan Football Iran Women's Football Team Athletes Hamideh Abbasali (Karate) - Zohreh Abdollahkhani (Ice Climbing) - Sorayya Aghaei (Badminton) - Jila Almasi (Fencing) - Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh (Golf) - Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin (Taekwondo) - Niloofar Ardalan (Football) - Elham Asghari (Swimming) - Khadijeh Azadpour (Wushu) - Angie Bagheri (Tennis) - Sara Bahmanyar (Karate) - Mehrnoush Barmaki (Triathlon) - Parisa Behzadi (Shot-Putter) - Azadeh Boroumand (Trainer) - Neda Boroumand (Volleyball) - Dorsa Derakhshani - Kina Elyassi (Boxing) - Leila Esfandyari (Mountain Climber) - Lida Fariman (Shooting) - Parisa Farshidi (Taekwondo) - Farzaneh Fasihi (Athletics) - Mahta Gharaei (Karate) - Shirin Gerami (Triathlon) - Tala Hadavi (Basketball) - Mitra Hejazipour (Chess) - Sousan Hajipour (Taekwondo) - Nasim Hosseinpour (Shooting) - Shahrzad Joharifard (Field Hockey) - Afsoon Johnston (Wrestling Coach) - Marjan Kalhor (Skiing) - Zahra Karimi (Wushu) - Parvaneh Kazemi (Mountain Climbing) - Sadaf Khadem (Boxing) - Mercedes Khani (Bodybuilder) - Najmeh Khedmati (Shooting) - Nahid Kiani (Taekwondo) - Behnaz Khojastehpour (Swimming) - Sara Khoshjamal Fekri(Taekwondoka) - Sara Khadem (Chess) - Yalda Khorramfar (Weightlifting) - Mahin Korehchian (Basketball) - Samieh Kohi (Skydiving) - Susan Malekpur-Shirazi (Bodybuilding) - Azar Mazru'ii Farahani (Paraglider) - Schahrzad Mansouri (Karate) - Akram Mohammadi Amini (Billiard) - Firoozeh Mohammad-Zamani (Golf) - Gitty Mohebban (Fencing) - Nazanin Molaei (Rowing) - Shirin Navabi (Chess) - Mobina Nejad Katesari (Taekwondo) - Sonya Nourizad (Rowing) - Shila Panjavi (Weightlifting) - Shila Panjavi (BBC Video) - Atousa Pourkashian (Chess) - Dina Pouryounes (Taekwondo) - Shayesteh Qaderpour (Chess) - Leila Rajabi (Shot-Putter) - Farzaneh Rezasoltani (Skiing) | Image - Aravane Rezai (Tennis) - Hanieh Rostamian (Shooting) - Armina Sadeghian (Shooting) - Mahrouz Saei (Taekwondo) - Daria Sarkhosh (Gymnastics - Italy) - Meshkat al-Zahra Safi (Tennis) - Mahvash Shafaie (Fencing) - Zahrah Saveh Shemshaki (Skiing) - Maryam Sedarati (Track & Field) - Laleh Seddigh (Auto Racing) - Laleh Seddigh (Official Site) - Ladan Sefat (Taekwondo) - Razieh Shir Mohammadi (Archery) - Yasmin Siraj (Figure Skating) - Yasmin Siraj (Video) - Behnaz Shafiei (Motorcycle Rider) - Sanaz Shahbazi (Taekwondo) - Elham Shakouri (Equestrian) - Jamileh Sorouri (Gymnastics) - Taline Tahmassian (Soccer) - Nadyeh Talanak (Canoe) - Parvaneh Tehrani (Taekwondo) - Maryam Toosi | Video - Zahrah Vatankhah (Auto Racing) - Leila Vaziri (Swimming) | Video Profile - Nazanin Vaseghpanah (Football) - Mountain Climbing Team - Everst Expedition - Iranian women competing in Tokyo Olympics (DW) - Women in Olympics History Women's Sports During the Pahlavi Era (Gallery) History of women's soccer in Iran (DW) History of Iran Women's Volleyball in Transit of time-by Ensiyeh Varzandeh Sport and Modernization in Iran (Subscription Req.)-by H.E. Chehabi Women's Sports in Iran (Small Media) Gallery Shirzanan Photo Gallery Video Iranian women sport clip Empowering Women Through Sports - Katayoun Khosrowyar (TEDxKish) First Iranian female skier (Reuters) Hijab and Daily Life: Iranian Women Tackle Rugby (Al Jazerra) Iranian women push boundaries through sport (France24) Iranian women undergo ninja training (CNN) Kick in Iran Nilofar Ardalan Capitan of Football Team Salam Rugby Women's Karate in Tehran (Press TV) Iranian women's national takewondo team (World Taekwondo) Schahrzad Mansouri karate champion Pone Shams Hakimi swims in ice cold water in Stockholm Leila Vaziri Swimming Coach Varzeshe Zanan (Gov. Promotional Video) More... Related Links Iran Women Back to top Front Page
Sports Organizations Physical Education Organization Iran Olympic Committee Iran Sports Federations Leadership Robab Sharian (ISFAF) Farideh Shojaei (IRIFF) Marzieh Akbarabadi (Deputy Director of Iranian Sports Administration for Women Sports) Faezeh Hashemi (Former head of the Islamic Women's Sports Federation) | Video Women's Sports Sites DW Persian Football Dokht Shirzanan (Archive) Women's Sports (Tasnim News) IRNA: Sports Fars News: Iran Women's Sports News ISNA: Iran Women's Sports News IW Sports Shirzanan Project Varzeshe Banovan Football Iran Women's Football Team Athletes Hamideh Abbasali (Karate) - Zohreh Abdollahkhani (Ice Climbing) - Sorayya Aghaei (Badminton) - Jila Almasi (Fencing) - Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh (Golf) - Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin (Taekwondo) - Niloofar Ardalan (Football) - Elham Asghari (Swimming) - Khadijeh Azadpour (Wushu) - Angie Bagheri (Tennis) - Sara Bahmanyar (Karate) - Mehrnoush Barmaki (Triathlon) - Parisa Behzadi (Shot-Putter) - Azadeh Boroumand (Trainer) - Neda Boroumand (Volleyball) - Dorsa Derakhshani - Kina Elyassi (Boxing) - Leila Esfandyari (Mountain Climber) - Lida Fariman (Shooting) - Parisa Farshidi (Taekwondo) - Farzaneh Fasihi (Athletics) - Mahta Gharaei (Karate) - Shirin Gerami (Triathlon) - Tala Hadavi (Basketball) - Mitra Hejazipour (Chess) - Sousan Hajipour (Taekwondo) - Nasim Hosseinpour (Shooting) - Shahrzad Joharifard (Field Hockey) - Afsoon Johnston (Wrestling Coach) - Marjan Kalhor (Skiing) - Zahra Karimi (Wushu) - Parvaneh Kazemi (Mountain Climbing) - Sadaf Khadem (Boxing) - Mercedes Khani (Bodybuilder) - Najmeh Khedmati (Shooting) - Nahid Kiani (Taekwondo) - Behnaz Khojastehpour (Swimming) - Sara Khoshjamal Fekri(Taekwondoka) - Sara Khadem (Chess) - Yalda Khorramfar (Weightlifting) - Mahin Korehchian (Basketball) - Samieh Kohi (Skydiving) - Susan Malekpur-Shirazi (Bodybuilding) - Azar Mazru'ii Farahani (Paraglider) - Schahrzad Mansouri (Karate) - Akram Mohammadi Amini (Billiard) - Firoozeh Mohammad-Zamani (Golf) - Gitty Mohebban (Fencing) - Nazanin Molaei (Rowing) - Shirin Navabi (Chess) - Mobina Nejad Katesari (Taekwondo) - Sonya Nourizad (Rowing) - Shila Panjavi (Weightlifting) - Shila Panjavi (BBC Video) - Atousa Pourkashian (Chess) - Dina Pouryounes (Taekwondo) - Shayesteh Qaderpour (Chess) - Leila Rajabi (Shot-Putter) - Farzaneh Rezasoltani (Skiing) | Image - Aravane Rezai (Tennis) - Hanieh Rostamian (Shooting) - Armina Sadeghian (Shooting) - Mahrouz Saei (Taekwondo) - Daria Sarkhosh (Gymnastics - Italy) - Meshkat al-Zahra Safi (Tennis) - Mahvash Shafaie (Fencing) - Zahrah Saveh Shemshaki (Skiing) - Maryam Sedarati (Track & Field) - Laleh Seddigh (Auto Racing) - Laleh Seddigh (Official Site) - Ladan Sefat (Taekwondo) - Razieh Shir Mohammadi (Archery) - Yasmin Siraj (Figure Skating) - Yasmin Siraj (Video) - Behnaz Shafiei (Motorcycle Rider) - Sanaz Shahbazi (Taekwondo) - Elham Shakouri (Equestrian) - Jamileh Sorouri (Gymnastics) - Taline Tahmassian (Soccer) - Nadyeh Talanak (Canoe) - Parvaneh Tehrani (Taekwondo) - Maryam Toosi | Video - Zahrah Vatankhah (Auto Racing) - Leila Vaziri (Swimming) | Video Profile - Nazanin Vaseghpanah (Football) - Mountain Climbing Team - Everst Expedition - Iranian women competing in Tokyo Olympics (DW) - Women in Olympics History Women's Sports During the Pahlavi Era (Gallery) History of women's soccer in Iran (DW) History of Iran Women's Volleyball in Transit of time-by Ensiyeh Varzandeh Sport and Modernization in Iran (Subscription Req.)-by H.E. Chehabi Women's Sports in Iran (Small Media) Gallery Shirzanan Photo Gallery Video Iranian women sport clip Empowering Women Through Sports - Katayoun Khosrowyar (TEDxKish) First Iranian female skier (Reuters) Hijab and Daily Life: Iranian Women Tackle Rugby (Al Jazerra) Iranian women push boundaries through sport (France24) Iranian women undergo ninja training (CNN) Kick in Iran Nilofar Ardalan Capitan of Football Team Salam Rugby Women's Karate in Tehran (Press TV) Iranian women's national takewondo team (World Taekwondo) Schahrzad Mansouri karate champion Pone Shams Hakimi swims in ice cold water in Stockholm Leila Vaziri Swimming Coach Varzeshe Zanan (Gov. Promotional Video) More... Related Links Iran Women Back to top Front Page
Leadership Robab Sharian (ISFAF) Farideh Shojaei (IRIFF) Marzieh Akbarabadi (Deputy Director of Iranian Sports Administration for Women Sports) Faezeh Hashemi (Former head of the Islamic Women's Sports Federation) | Video Women's Sports Sites DW Persian Football Dokht Shirzanan (Archive) Women's Sports (Tasnim News) IRNA: Sports Fars News: Iran Women's Sports News ISNA: Iran Women's Sports News IW Sports Shirzanan Project Varzeshe Banovan Football Iran Women's Football Team Athletes Hamideh Abbasali (Karate) - Zohreh Abdollahkhani (Ice Climbing) - Sorayya Aghaei (Badminton) - Jila Almasi (Fencing) - Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh (Golf) - Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin (Taekwondo) - Niloofar Ardalan (Football) - Elham Asghari (Swimming) - Khadijeh Azadpour (Wushu) - Angie Bagheri (Tennis) - Sara Bahmanyar (Karate) - Mehrnoush Barmaki (Triathlon) - Parisa Behzadi (Shot-Putter) - Azadeh Boroumand (Trainer) - Neda Boroumand (Volleyball) - Dorsa Derakhshani - Kina Elyassi (Boxing) - Leila Esfandyari (Mountain Climber) - Lida Fariman (Shooting) - Parisa Farshidi (Taekwondo) - Farzaneh Fasihi (Athletics) - Mahta Gharaei (Karate) - Shirin Gerami (Triathlon) - Tala Hadavi (Basketball) - Mitra Hejazipour (Chess) - Sousan Hajipour (Taekwondo) - Nasim Hosseinpour (Shooting) - Shahrzad Joharifard (Field Hockey) - Afsoon Johnston (Wrestling Coach) - Marjan Kalhor (Skiing) - Zahra Karimi (Wushu) - Parvaneh Kazemi (Mountain Climbing) - Sadaf Khadem (Boxing) - Mercedes Khani (Bodybuilder) - Najmeh Khedmati (Shooting) - Nahid Kiani (Taekwondo) - Behnaz Khojastehpour (Swimming) - Sara Khoshjamal Fekri(Taekwondoka) - Sara Khadem (Chess) - Yalda Khorramfar (Weightlifting) - Mahin Korehchian (Basketball) - Samieh Kohi (Skydiving) - Susan Malekpur-Shirazi (Bodybuilding) - Azar Mazru'ii Farahani (Paraglider) - Schahrzad Mansouri (Karate) - Akram Mohammadi Amini (Billiard) - Firoozeh Mohammad-Zamani (Golf) - Gitty Mohebban (Fencing) - Nazanin Molaei (Rowing) - Shirin Navabi (Chess) - Mobina Nejad Katesari (Taekwondo) - Sonya Nourizad (Rowing) - Shila Panjavi (Weightlifting) - Shila Panjavi (BBC Video) - Atousa Pourkashian (Chess) - Dina Pouryounes (Taekwondo) - Shayesteh Qaderpour (Chess) - Leila Rajabi (Shot-Putter) - Farzaneh Rezasoltani (Skiing) | Image - Aravane Rezai (Tennis) - Hanieh Rostamian (Shooting) - Armina Sadeghian (Shooting) - Mahrouz Saei (Taekwondo) - Daria Sarkhosh (Gymnastics - Italy) - Meshkat al-Zahra Safi (Tennis) - Mahvash Shafaie (Fencing) - Zahrah Saveh Shemshaki (Skiing) - Maryam Sedarati (Track & Field) - Laleh Seddigh (Auto Racing) - Laleh Seddigh (Official Site) - Ladan Sefat (Taekwondo) - Razieh Shir Mohammadi (Archery) - Yasmin Siraj (Figure Skating) - Yasmin Siraj (Video) - Behnaz Shafiei (Motorcycle Rider) - Sanaz Shahbazi (Taekwondo) - Elham Shakouri (Equestrian) - Jamileh Sorouri (Gymnastics) - Taline Tahmassian (Soccer) - Nadyeh Talanak (Canoe) - Parvaneh Tehrani (Taekwondo) - Maryam Toosi | Video - Zahrah Vatankhah (Auto Racing) - Leila Vaziri (Swimming) | Video Profile - Nazanin Vaseghpanah (Football) - Mountain Climbing Team - Everst Expedition - Iranian women competing in Tokyo Olympics (DW) - Women in Olympics History Women's Sports During the Pahlavi Era (Gallery) History of women's soccer in Iran (DW) History of Iran Women's Volleyball in Transit of time-by Ensiyeh Varzandeh Sport and Modernization in Iran (Subscription Req.)-by H.E. Chehabi Women's Sports in Iran (Small Media) Gallery Shirzanan Photo Gallery Video Iranian women sport clip Empowering Women Through Sports - Katayoun Khosrowyar (TEDxKish) First Iranian female skier (Reuters) Hijab and Daily Life: Iranian Women Tackle Rugby (Al Jazerra) Iranian women push boundaries through sport (France24) Iranian women undergo ninja training (CNN) Kick in Iran Nilofar Ardalan Capitan of Football Team Salam Rugby Women's Karate in Tehran (Press TV) Iranian women's national takewondo team (World Taekwondo) Schahrzad Mansouri karate champion Pone Shams Hakimi swims in ice cold water in Stockholm Leila Vaziri Swimming Coach Varzeshe Zanan (Gov. Promotional Video) More... Related Links Iran Women Back to top Front Page
Women's Sports Sites DW Persian Football Dokht Shirzanan (Archive) Women's Sports (Tasnim News) IRNA: Sports Fars News: Iran Women's Sports News ISNA: Iran Women's Sports News IW Sports Shirzanan Project Varzeshe Banovan Football Iran Women's Football Team Athletes Hamideh Abbasali (Karate) - Zohreh Abdollahkhani (Ice Climbing) - Sorayya Aghaei (Badminton) - Jila Almasi (Fencing) - Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh (Golf) - Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin (Taekwondo) - Niloofar Ardalan (Football) - Elham Asghari (Swimming) - Khadijeh Azadpour (Wushu) - Angie Bagheri (Tennis) - Sara Bahmanyar (Karate) - Mehrnoush Barmaki (Triathlon) - Parisa Behzadi (Shot-Putter) - Azadeh Boroumand (Trainer) - Neda Boroumand (Volleyball) - Dorsa Derakhshani - Kina Elyassi (Boxing) - Leila Esfandyari (Mountain Climber) - Lida Fariman (Shooting) - Parisa Farshidi (Taekwondo) - Farzaneh Fasihi (Athletics) - Mahta Gharaei (Karate) - Shirin Gerami (Triathlon) - Tala Hadavi (Basketball) - Mitra Hejazipour (Chess) - Sousan Hajipour (Taekwondo) - Nasim Hosseinpour (Shooting) - Shahrzad Joharifard (Field Hockey) - Afsoon Johnston (Wrestling Coach) - Marjan Kalhor (Skiing) - Zahra Karimi (Wushu) - Parvaneh Kazemi (Mountain Climbing) - Sadaf Khadem (Boxing) - Mercedes Khani (Bodybuilder) - Najmeh Khedmati (Shooting) - Nahid Kiani (Taekwondo) - Behnaz Khojastehpour (Swimming) - Sara Khoshjamal Fekri(Taekwondoka) - Sara Khadem (Chess) - Yalda Khorramfar (Weightlifting) - Mahin Korehchian (Basketball) - Samieh Kohi (Skydiving) - Susan Malekpur-Shirazi (Bodybuilding) - Azar Mazru'ii Farahani (Paraglider) - Schahrzad Mansouri (Karate) - Akram Mohammadi Amini (Billiard) - Firoozeh Mohammad-Zamani (Golf) - Gitty Mohebban (Fencing) - Nazanin Molaei (Rowing) - Shirin Navabi (Chess) - Mobina Nejad Katesari (Taekwondo) - Sonya Nourizad (Rowing) - Shila Panjavi (Weightlifting) - Shila Panjavi (BBC Video) - Atousa Pourkashian (Chess) - Dina Pouryounes (Taekwondo) - Shayesteh Qaderpour (Chess) - Leila Rajabi (Shot-Putter) - Farzaneh Rezasoltani (Skiing) | Image - Aravane Rezai (Tennis) - Hanieh Rostamian (Shooting) - Armina Sadeghian (Shooting) - Mahrouz Saei (Taekwondo) - Daria Sarkhosh (Gymnastics - Italy) - Meshkat al-Zahra Safi (Tennis) - Mahvash Shafaie (Fencing) - Zahrah Saveh Shemshaki (Skiing) - Maryam Sedarati (Track & Field) - Laleh Seddigh (Auto Racing) - Laleh Seddigh (Official Site) - Ladan Sefat (Taekwondo) - Razieh Shir Mohammadi (Archery) - Yasmin Siraj (Figure Skating) - Yasmin Siraj (Video) - Behnaz Shafiei (Motorcycle Rider) - Sanaz Shahbazi (Taekwondo) - Elham Shakouri (Equestrian) - Jamileh Sorouri (Gymnastics) - Taline Tahmassian (Soccer) - Nadyeh Talanak (Canoe) - Parvaneh Tehrani (Taekwondo) - Maryam Toosi | Video - Zahrah Vatankhah (Auto Racing) - Leila Vaziri (Swimming) | Video Profile - Nazanin Vaseghpanah (Football) - Mountain Climbing Team - Everst Expedition - Iranian women competing in Tokyo Olympics (DW) - Women in Olympics History Women's Sports During the Pahlavi Era (Gallery) History of women's soccer in Iran (DW) History of Iran Women's Volleyball in Transit of time-by Ensiyeh Varzandeh Sport and Modernization in Iran (Subscription Req.)-by H.E. Chehabi Women's Sports in Iran (Small Media) Gallery Shirzanan Photo Gallery Video Iranian women sport clip Empowering Women Through Sports - Katayoun Khosrowyar (TEDxKish) First Iranian female skier (Reuters) Hijab and Daily Life: Iranian Women Tackle Rugby (Al Jazerra) Iranian women push boundaries through sport (France24) Iranian women undergo ninja training (CNN) Kick in Iran Nilofar Ardalan Capitan of Football Team Salam Rugby Women's Karate in Tehran (Press TV) Iranian women's national takewondo team (World Taekwondo) Schahrzad Mansouri karate champion Pone Shams Hakimi swims in ice cold water in Stockholm Leila Vaziri Swimming Coach Varzeshe Zanan (Gov. Promotional Video) More... Related Links Iran Women Back to top Front Page
Football Iran Women's Football Team Athletes Hamideh Abbasali (Karate) - Zohreh Abdollahkhani (Ice Climbing) - Sorayya Aghaei (Badminton) - Jila Almasi (Fencing) - Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh (Golf) - Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin (Taekwondo) - Niloofar Ardalan (Football) - Elham Asghari (Swimming) - Khadijeh Azadpour (Wushu) - Angie Bagheri (Tennis) - Sara Bahmanyar (Karate) - Mehrnoush Barmaki (Triathlon) - Parisa Behzadi (Shot-Putter) - Azadeh Boroumand (Trainer) - Neda Boroumand (Volleyball) - Dorsa Derakhshani - Kina Elyassi (Boxing) - Leila Esfandyari (Mountain Climber) - Lida Fariman (Shooting) - Parisa Farshidi (Taekwondo) - Farzaneh Fasihi (Athletics) - Mahta Gharaei (Karate) - Shirin Gerami (Triathlon) - Tala Hadavi (Basketball) - Mitra Hejazipour (Chess) - Sousan Hajipour (Taekwondo) - Nasim Hosseinpour (Shooting) - Shahrzad Joharifard (Field Hockey) - Afsoon Johnston (Wrestling Coach) - Marjan Kalhor (Skiing) - Zahra Karimi (Wushu) - Parvaneh Kazemi (Mountain Climbing) - Sadaf Khadem (Boxing) - Mercedes Khani (Bodybuilder) - Najmeh Khedmati (Shooting) - Nahid Kiani (Taekwondo) - Behnaz Khojastehpour (Swimming) - Sara Khoshjamal Fekri(Taekwondoka) - Sara Khadem (Chess) - Yalda Khorramfar (Weightlifting) - Mahin Korehchian (Basketball) - Samieh Kohi (Skydiving) - Susan Malekpur-Shirazi (Bodybuilding) - Azar Mazru'ii Farahani (Paraglider) - Schahrzad Mansouri (Karate) - Akram Mohammadi Amini (Billiard) - Firoozeh Mohammad-Zamani (Golf) - Gitty Mohebban (Fencing) - Nazanin Molaei (Rowing) - Shirin Navabi (Chess) - Mobina Nejad Katesari (Taekwondo) - Sonya Nourizad (Rowing) - Shila Panjavi (Weightlifting) - Shila Panjavi (BBC Video) - Atousa Pourkashian (Chess) - Dina Pouryounes (Taekwondo) - Shayesteh Qaderpour (Chess) - Leila Rajabi (Shot-Putter) - Farzaneh Rezasoltani (Skiing) | Image - Aravane Rezai (Tennis) - Hanieh Rostamian (Shooting) - Armina Sadeghian (Shooting) - Mahrouz Saei (Taekwondo) - Daria Sarkhosh (Gymnastics - Italy) - Meshkat al-Zahra Safi (Tennis) - Mahvash Shafaie (Fencing) - Zahrah Saveh Shemshaki (Skiing) - Maryam Sedarati (Track & Field) - Laleh Seddigh (Auto Racing) - Laleh Seddigh (Official Site) - Ladan Sefat (Taekwondo) - Razieh Shir Mohammadi (Archery) - Yasmin Siraj (Figure Skating) - Yasmin Siraj (Video) - Behnaz Shafiei (Motorcycle Rider) - Sanaz Shahbazi (Taekwondo) - Elham Shakouri (Equestrian) - Jamileh Sorouri (Gymnastics) - Taline Tahmassian (Soccer) - Nadyeh Talanak (Canoe) - Parvaneh Tehrani (Taekwondo) - Maryam Toosi | Video - Zahrah Vatankhah (Auto Racing) - Leila Vaziri (Swimming) | Video Profile - Nazanin Vaseghpanah (Football) - Mountain Climbing Team - Everst Expedition - Iranian women competing in Tokyo Olympics (DW) - Women in Olympics History Women's Sports During the Pahlavi Era (Gallery) History of women's soccer in Iran (DW) History of Iran Women's Volleyball in Transit of time-by Ensiyeh Varzandeh Sport and Modernization in Iran (Subscription Req.)-by H.E. Chehabi Women's Sports in Iran (Small Media) Gallery Shirzanan Photo Gallery Video Iranian women sport clip Empowering Women Through Sports - Katayoun Khosrowyar (TEDxKish) First Iranian female skier (Reuters) Hijab and Daily Life: Iranian Women Tackle Rugby (Al Jazerra) Iranian women push boundaries through sport (France24) Iranian women undergo ninja training (CNN) Kick in Iran Nilofar Ardalan Capitan of Football Team Salam Rugby Women's Karate in Tehran (Press TV) Iranian women's national takewondo team (World Taekwondo) Schahrzad Mansouri karate champion Pone Shams Hakimi swims in ice cold water in Stockholm Leila Vaziri Swimming Coach Varzeshe Zanan (Gov. Promotional Video) More... Related Links Iran Women Back to top Front Page
Athletes Hamideh Abbasali (Karate) - Zohreh Abdollahkhani (Ice Climbing) - Sorayya Aghaei (Badminton) - Jila Almasi (Fencing) - Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh (Golf) - Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin (Taekwondo) - Niloofar Ardalan (Football) - Elham Asghari (Swimming) - Khadijeh Azadpour (Wushu) - Angie Bagheri (Tennis) - Sara Bahmanyar (Karate) - Mehrnoush Barmaki (Triathlon) - Parisa Behzadi (Shot-Putter) - Azadeh Boroumand (Trainer) - Neda Boroumand (Volleyball) - Dorsa Derakhshani - Kina Elyassi (Boxing) - Leila Esfandyari (Mountain Climber) - Lida Fariman (Shooting) - Parisa Farshidi (Taekwondo) - Farzaneh Fasihi (Athletics) - Mahta Gharaei (Karate) - Shirin Gerami (Triathlon) - Tala Hadavi (Basketball) - Mitra Hejazipour (Chess) - Sousan Hajipour (Taekwondo) - Nasim Hosseinpour (Shooting) - Shahrzad Joharifard (Field Hockey) - Afsoon Johnston (Wrestling Coach) - Marjan Kalhor (Skiing) - Zahra Karimi (Wushu) - Parvaneh Kazemi (Mountain Climbing) - Sadaf Khadem (Boxing) - Mercedes Khani (Bodybuilder) - Najmeh Khedmati (Shooting) - Nahid Kiani (Taekwondo) - Behnaz Khojastehpour (Swimming) - Sara Khoshjamal Fekri(Taekwondoka) - Sara Khadem (Chess) - Yalda Khorramfar (Weightlifting) - Mahin Korehchian (Basketball) - Samieh Kohi (Skydiving) - Susan Malekpur-Shirazi (Bodybuilding) - Azar Mazru'ii Farahani (Paraglider) - Schahrzad Mansouri (Karate) - Akram Mohammadi Amini (Billiard) - Firoozeh Mohammad-Zamani (Golf) - Gitty Mohebban (Fencing) - Nazanin Molaei (Rowing) - Shirin Navabi (Chess) - Mobina Nejad Katesari (Taekwondo) - Sonya Nourizad (Rowing) - Shila Panjavi (Weightlifting) - Shila Panjavi (BBC Video) - Atousa Pourkashian (Chess) - Dina Pouryounes (Taekwondo) - Shayesteh Qaderpour (Chess) - Leila Rajabi (Shot-Putter) - Farzaneh Rezasoltani (Skiing) | Image - Aravane Rezai (Tennis) - Hanieh Rostamian (Shooting) - Armina Sadeghian (Shooting) - Mahrouz Saei (Taekwondo) - Daria Sarkhosh (Gymnastics - Italy) - Meshkat al-Zahra Safi (Tennis) - Mahvash Shafaie (Fencing) - Zahrah Saveh Shemshaki (Skiing) - Maryam Sedarati (Track & Field) - Laleh Seddigh (Auto Racing) - Laleh Seddigh (Official Site) - Ladan Sefat (Taekwondo) - Razieh Shir Mohammadi (Archery) - Yasmin Siraj (Figure Skating) - Yasmin Siraj (Video) - Behnaz Shafiei (Motorcycle Rider) - Sanaz Shahbazi (Taekwondo) - Elham Shakouri (Equestrian) - Jamileh Sorouri (Gymnastics) - Taline Tahmassian (Soccer) - Nadyeh Talanak (Canoe) - Parvaneh Tehrani (Taekwondo) - Maryam Toosi | Video - Zahrah Vatankhah (Auto Racing) - Leila Vaziri (Swimming) | Video Profile - Nazanin Vaseghpanah (Football) - Mountain Climbing Team - Everst Expedition - Iranian women competing in Tokyo Olympics (DW) - Women in Olympics History Women's Sports During the Pahlavi Era (Gallery) History of women's soccer in Iran (DW) History of Iran Women's Volleyball in Transit of time-by Ensiyeh Varzandeh Sport and Modernization in Iran (Subscription Req.)-by H.E. Chehabi Women's Sports in Iran (Small Media) Gallery Shirzanan Photo Gallery Video Iranian women sport clip Empowering Women Through Sports - Katayoun Khosrowyar (TEDxKish) First Iranian female skier (Reuters) Hijab and Daily Life: Iranian Women Tackle Rugby (Al Jazerra) Iranian women push boundaries through sport (France24) Iranian women undergo ninja training (CNN) Kick in Iran Nilofar Ardalan Capitan of Football Team Salam Rugby Women's Karate in Tehran (Press TV) Iranian women's national takewondo team (World Taekwondo) Schahrzad Mansouri karate champion Pone Shams Hakimi swims in ice cold water in Stockholm Leila Vaziri Swimming Coach Varzeshe Zanan (Gov. Promotional Video) More... Related Links Iran Women Back to top Front Page
History Women's Sports During the Pahlavi Era (Gallery) History of women's soccer in Iran (DW) History of Iran Women's Volleyball in Transit of time-by Ensiyeh Varzandeh Sport and Modernization in Iran (Subscription Req.)-by H.E. Chehabi Women's Sports in Iran (Small Media) Gallery Shirzanan Photo Gallery Video Iranian women sport clip Empowering Women Through Sports - Katayoun Khosrowyar (TEDxKish) First Iranian female skier (Reuters) Hijab and Daily Life: Iranian Women Tackle Rugby (Al Jazerra) Iranian women push boundaries through sport (France24) Iranian women undergo ninja training (CNN) Kick in Iran Nilofar Ardalan Capitan of Football Team Salam Rugby Women's Karate in Tehran (Press TV) Iranian women's national takewondo team (World Taekwondo) Schahrzad Mansouri karate champion Pone Shams Hakimi swims in ice cold water in Stockholm Leila Vaziri Swimming Coach Varzeshe Zanan (Gov. Promotional Video) More... Related Links Iran Women Back to top Front Page
Gallery Shirzanan Photo Gallery Video Iranian women sport clip Empowering Women Through Sports - Katayoun Khosrowyar (TEDxKish) First Iranian female skier (Reuters) Hijab and Daily Life: Iranian Women Tackle Rugby (Al Jazerra) Iranian women push boundaries through sport (France24) Iranian women undergo ninja training (CNN) Kick in Iran Nilofar Ardalan Capitan of Football Team Salam Rugby Women's Karate in Tehran (Press TV) Iranian women's national takewondo team (World Taekwondo) Schahrzad Mansouri karate champion Pone Shams Hakimi swims in ice cold water in Stockholm Leila Vaziri Swimming Coach Varzeshe Zanan (Gov. Promotional Video) More... Related Links Iran Women Back to top Front Page
Video Iranian women sport clip Empowering Women Through Sports - Katayoun Khosrowyar (TEDxKish) First Iranian female skier (Reuters) Hijab and Daily Life: Iranian Women Tackle Rugby (Al Jazerra) Iranian women push boundaries through sport (France24) Iranian women undergo ninja training (CNN) Kick in Iran Nilofar Ardalan Capitan of Football Team Salam Rugby Women's Karate in Tehran (Press TV) Iranian women's national takewondo team (World Taekwondo) Schahrzad Mansouri karate champion Pone Shams Hakimi swims in ice cold water in Stockholm Leila Vaziri Swimming Coach Varzeshe Zanan (Gov. Promotional Video) More... Related Links Iran Women Back to top Front Page
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