The Iranian discus thrower, Ehsan Haddadi, who for the first time in Iran's sports history won his country an Olympic medal in his field (Silver in 2012 London Summer Olympics) has left Iran for America and may not return to Iran. While practicing in Virginia, he told Iran's Mehr ...
To any fair-minded observer, the 2012 Olympics shed light on two prominent sides of Iranian culture: The competitiveness (pride), which got Iranian athletes their good share of medals - 12 medals for 52 participating athletes, second only to China in terms of medal wins per ...
Asian record holder Ehsan Haddadi, who snatched the men's discus throw gold medal title for Iran at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, says he has lost his drive [http://news.kodoom ...
[http://features.kodoom.com/en/iran-sports/iran-s-musclemen-karate-men-and-wrestlers-on-top-in-asian-games-video/v/2342/ 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China]: In men's discus throw, Iran's strong presence was felt when its musclemen Ehsan Haddadi (video below) and Mohammad Samimi ...
[http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2010/11/grizzlies-rookie-haddadi-and-girlfriend-arrested/ News Sources:] The Memphis Grizzlies rookie and first Iranian player ever to make it to the NBA, Hamed Haddadi, has been arrested this week (as well as his girlfriend) in a domestic ...
Iranian Basketball Team [http://news.kodoom.com/iran-sports/%D9%86%D8%AE%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84/topic/1120794/ earns its first ...
Despite initial news that the U.S. government may not allow recruiting of an Iranian player in NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies yesterday [http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26446404/ signed Hamed Haddadi] with some undisclosed terms (money and length of contract, etc.). Haddadi led all 2008 ...
