Alireza Nasiri won silver medal at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships

Swimmer Pars Shahshahani won Iran's first medal at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday.

He took second place in the men's 200-meter backstroke event, clocking a time of 2:02.74. The winner of this race was Ariel Muchirahondo from New Zealand, who finished with a time of 1:59.15.

Nikolaos Papatherodou from Greece secured third place and a bronze medal with a result of 2:03.23.

Iran is participating in the Games with 29 athletes, aiming for 14 spots in Dakar, Senegal, from October 31 to November 13. This marks Iran's fourth participation in the Youth Olympic Games after its debut in 2010.

Futsal player Hadihs Yarisaroudi and tennis player Benjamin Faradji served as flag bearers at the opening ceremony.

In Tehran, Mohammad Nohodi from Iran won the silver medal at the 2026 World Wrestling Championship, which took place on Sunday.

In the final match in the men's freestyle weight category of 79 kg, Nohodi lost to American wrestler Levi Haines with a score of 4:3.

Bronze medals were received by Makhamethabib Kadzimakhamedov from Belarus and Ismail Khaniev from Russia.

Additionally, Amirmohammad Yazdani won a bronze medal in the 74 kg category. He defeated Slovak wrestler Tajmuraz Salkazanov with a score of 5:4 in the bronze medal match.

Iranian athletes Elham Salehi and Shahla Hadidi won gold and silver medals in the women's javelin throw in the F53/F54 category at the 2026 Asian Para Games held in Nagoya on Friday.

Salehi secured the gold medal, allowing Iran to achieve a double success in this sport. Her teammate, Hadidi, took second place, thereby increasing Iran's total medal count at the continental competition.

The bronze medal was won by Iraqi athlete Malak Ali, who threw the implement 4.98 meters. This result recognized the successful performance of the Iranian delegation in women's javelin throw, where Salehi and Hadidi demonstrated their competitiveness against athletes from various Asian countries.

Their achievements contributed to Iran's overall success at the Games, which gather leading para-athletes from across the continent to compete for medals in various sports.