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Iran Soccer 98, Official World Cup

Iran Soccer 98, Official World Cup

Iran Soccer 98, Official World Cup

Iran Soccer 98, Official World Cup

Iran Soccer 98, Official World Cup

Shahin & Sepehr

Sports
Sept 8-11, 1998 / Shahrivar 17-20, 1377

News | Arts | Business| Rights | Community

Today

* Iran #1 again after 33 years
* Soccer coach poll favors Hejazi

Previous

* Jadidi is world champmion
* Iranians stand for U.S. anthem
* U.S. anthem gets first playing in Iran since 1979
* Isfahani women #1 in karate
* Iranians Cheer American Wrestlers
* Iran opposes women's wrestling
* Looking for a good coach
* Pass vs. Al-Sab
* Official: Women begin soccer training
* Iran refuses visas for Israeli wrestlers
* Italian coach for soccer team

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Friday,
Sept 11, 1998

* Iran #1 again after 33 years

Sept 11, 1998 - Iran won first place in world free-style wrestling championships in Tehran with 3 gold, 2 silver and one bronze medals and 63 total pionts... FULL TEXT

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* Soccer coach poll favors Hejazi

    Sept 6, 1998 (Community of Iranian Soccer Fans website) - As you know, there was an Iranian Coach Poll being held at the Community of Iranian Soccer Fans website in the past two weeks. 520 people from around the world participated in this poll which was on the world wide web for exactly 2 weeks, here are the rankings of the coaches:

    1 - Mr. Naser Hejazi (213 votes) 41% of the votes ... FULL TEXT

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Thursday
Sept 10, 1998

* Jadidi is world champmion

TEHRAN, Sept. 10, (IRNA) - abbas jadidi, the iranian freestyle wrestle in 97 kg catagory bagged the first gold medal for his country at the 33rd world freestyle wrestling championships here thursday afternoon ... FULL TEXT

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* Iranians stand for U.S. anthem

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranians stood today as the American national anthem was played here for the first time in 19 years when a U.S. wrestler took first place in the World Wrestling Championships. The more than 12,000 spectators, among them Iranian Vice President Mustapha Hashemi Taba, stood as a recording of the Star-Spangled Banner blared from the arena's sound system and the U.S. flag was raised above the Azeri and Iranian flags ... FULL TEXT

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* U.S. anthem gets first playing in Iran since 1979

TEHRAN, Sept 10 (Reuters) - ``The Star Spangled Banner'' was played in Iran on Thursday at an international wrestling meet, the first time the U.S. anthem has been publicly heard in the Islamic republic since the 1979 revolution. As the anthem was played, the American flag was raised at Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) stadium hall during a medals ceremony in which Sam Henson of the United States received the gold medal in the 54 kg category of the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships ... FULL TEXT

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* Isfahani women #1 in karate

TEHRAN, (Hamshahri) - Isfahani women win national karate championship ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

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Wednesday
Sept 9, 1998

* Iranians Cheer American Wrestlers

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Some 12,000 Iranian fans cheered American wrestlers taking part in the World Wrestling Championship on Wednesday, despite losses in a tough day for the American team ... FULL TEXT

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Tuesday
Sept 8,1998

* Iran opposes women's wrestling

TEHRAN, (Tous) - The world wrestling federation has voted to hold future finals for women and men's wrestling simultanesouly, raising concern in Iran that the games may not be held in Tehran again ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

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Monday
August 31, 1998

* Official: Women begin soccer training

TEHRAN, (Hamshahri) - For the first time since 1979, Iranian women are taking part in soccer training sessions in Tehran ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

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* Iran refuses visas for Israeli wrestlers

NYCON Line 8-31-1998 - Iran has denied Israeli athletes the right to enter Iran in order to participate in the world championship for free-style wrestling, HA'ARETZ reported... FULL TEXT

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* Italian coach for soccer team

TEHRAN, (Hamshahri) - An Italian has been chosen as the head coach of the Iranian national soccer team, but his identity has not been revealed... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

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  Feature

History of Iranian Football
(BBC Persian Service)
By Habib Roshanzadeh
(RealAudio)

Part 1 == Part 2 == Part 3
Part 4 == Part 5 == Part 6


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