Children’s painting contest held in Olympic Day [Jul 13, 2010] Iran’s National Olympic Committee held Children’s Painting under the theme of Olympic Charter.
The contest was held with the slogan of “Stronger, Higher, Faster.”
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6,000 female, male runners mark Olympic Day [Jul 13, 2010] Running Conference has been held in the Iranian capital Tehran on the last June to observe the Olympic Day.
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The President of the Iranian National Olympic Committee has expressed its condolences for the death of Samaranch [Apr 27, 2010] We received with great sadness the news of the demise of the former IOC President Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch.
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Juan Antonio Samaranch: a life dedicated to sport [Apr 27, 2010] Juan Antonio Samaranch was born on 17 July 1920 in Barcelona (Spain). He was the third of six children from a relatively wealthy Catalan family.
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Olympic Family bids farewell to Samaranch [Apr 27, 2010] In a moving ceremony in the cathedral of his native Barcelona, more than 4,000 people paid tribute to Juan Antonio Samaranch.
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Saeidlou meets with Jacques Rogue [Mar 10, 2010] Head of the Iranian Physical Education Organization and vice president Ali Saeidlou met with the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogue.
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NOC Gen. Assembly held in Iran [Mar 10, 2010] The 37th general assembly of the National Olympic Committee of Iran in the presence of Dr. Ali Saeidlou, vice president and head of the Physical Education Organization, Mohammad Ali Abadi, head of the NOC and Bahram Afsharzadeh, secretary-general of the committee, was held.
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The first Iranian woman in Vancouver Olympic Games [Mar 10, 2010] In the XXI Olympic Games in Vancouver, besides winning four shares in the games, Iran managed to send a female athlete to the games for the first time in its history.
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Golf and Rugby Join 2016 Olympic Programm [Oct 10, 2009] The sports of golf and rugby sevens have been voted today by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session for inclusion in the programme of the 2016 Olympic Games – awarded last Friday to Rio de Janeiro. The two sports had been recommended by the IOC Executive Board (EB) in August following an extensive evaluation by the Olympic Programme Commission of the seven sports seeking to enter the programme.
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IOC elects six new members [Oct 10, 2009] The 121st IOC Session today elected six new members from four different continents to the International Olympic Committee. In other decisions, Mario Pescante and Ser Miang Ng became IOC Vice-Presidents, and Craig Reedie as well as John Coates joined the IOC Executive Board. The Session also elected five honorary members.
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Rogge re-elected as IOC president [Oct 10, 2009] The International Olympic Committee on Friday re-elected Belgian Jacques Rogge as president for a new four-year term with 88 votes in favour, one against and three abstentions.
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Rio de Janeiro elected as the 2016 Host City [Oct 3, 2009] The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) as the host city of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 during its 121st Session in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rio de Janeiro received 66 votes compared to Madrid’s 32 in the final round of voting.
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NOC commands federations to report their programs for Guangzhou 2010 Games [Oct 1, 2009] The National Olympic Committee has ordered athletics federations in Iran to hand over their preparation plans for 2010 Asian Games held in China's Guangzhou from November 12 to November 27, 2010.
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ISSF executive Committee confirmed:2nd Islamic Solidarity Games to be held in Iran [Sep 6, 2009] Iran's bid to host the 2nd Islamic Solidarity Games from 9 to 25 April, 2010 was confirmed in the ISSF General Assembly meeting held in Riadh.
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Bahram Afsharzadeh: NOC fields medal hopefuls Only [Sep 2, 2009] According to the Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee (NOC), from now on, the teams sent for the games will be chosen based on their expected medal-winning capacities so that they can defend Iran's athletic status in the world.
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AliAbadi: "Field high-quality teams to Vietnam Games" [Sep 2, 2009]
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ran's Olympic Soccer Team Officials meet SG of NOC [Sep 2, 2009] The meeting, attended by the team's federation officials, coaches and secretary general of the National Olympic Committee (NOC), the preparation plans for Iran's Olympic football team for entering Olympic Games were stressed.
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Spectacular close of the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games [Aug 10, 2009]
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Iran will participate in 2009 Asian Indoor Games [Aug 12, 2009] Iran will participate in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games which will be held from October 30 to November 8, 2009 in Vietnam.
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Tears of joy for Iraq [Aug 10, 2009] It took Iraq's Murtadha Mahmood a while to find his perfect sport. From the age of 10 he took up wrestling, as his father was a wrestling champion, and then he switched to judo
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London 2012 Organising Committee appoints Security Director [Aug 9, 2009] Sir Ian Johnston has been appointed as the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) Director of Security and Resilience. He will lead on security at the venues during the Games.
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Only 1 H1N1 case to date [Aug 9, 2009] On the anti-doping front, the results of the 76 tests taken pre-competition and during competition have been negative.
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Progress continues at pace on the Olympic Village [Aug 9, 2009] Building work is progressing well on the Olympic Village with construction now underway on all of the residential plots.
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First Asian Martial Arts Games closing ceremony [Aug 9, 2009] The first Asian Martial Arts Games closing ceremony will take place on Sunday, August 9, at the Indoor Stadium, Hua Mark, Sports Authority of Thailand, starting at 6.0pm. After an overture by Bangkok Xylophone, two short performances will set the scene for the closing formalities.
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Iran Wins 4 Seats at AFC [Jul 25, 2009] Iran won four seats at Asian Football Confederation (AFC) with Iran's Football Federation President Ali Kafashian becoming a member of AFC Federations Committee.
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30athletes to Asian Martial Arts Games in Bangkok [Jul 22, 2009]
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All permanent Olympic Park venues under construction [Jul 21, 2009] building work has started on the Handball Arena two months early, which means all new permanent venues on the Olympic Park are now under construction
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QOC official to supervise event [Jul 22, 2009]
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First official London 2012 toys will be ready for Christmas [Jul 22, 2009]
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Iranian woman wins gold in World Games Sanshou [Jul 25, 2009]
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Engaging International Community in Singapore [May 18, 2009]
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FIBA33: Boys Quarter-finals [Jul 4, 2009] Day 3 of FIBA 33 (Basketball) on 3 July 2009 continued to see several fabulous games in the Boys Quarter-finals in the afternoon at Anglican High School (AHS).
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Olympic Park experience for engineering students [Jul 4, 2009] Engineering and construction students from universities across London have gained hands-on building experience on the Olympic Park.
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Magnificent Iranians Maintain Winning Streak [Jul 4, 2009] Unstoppable Islamic Republic of Iran thrashed Thailand 4-0 to qualify for the 1st Asian Youth Games (AYG) Singapore 2009 football semi-finals as the top team from Group A.Thailand appeared capable of pulling a shocker over the Iranians after their comprehensive 4-1 win over hosts Singapore.
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Iran In For Tough Battle Against D.P.R. of Korea [Jul 4, 2009] The first semi-final in the football competition will pit the wits of Islamic Republic of Iran against the brawn of Democratic People's Republic (D.P.R.) of Korea.
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Architects give Olympic Park venues the thumbs up [Jul 4, 2009] leading architects have praised the designs of the Olympic Park’s venues and the progress being made on construction, following a tour of the site.
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Singapore Narrowly Lose in a Tightly-fought Opener Against Islamic Republic of Iran [Jun 29, 2009]
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Iran Thump Chinese Taipei in Group A Opener [Jun 29, 2009]
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Iran’s Congratulation for President OCA [Jun 6, 2009]
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Congratulation for President OCA [Jun 6, 2009] The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) extends its heartiest congratulations to H.E. Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah, President OCA on his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Minister of State for Planning , Development and Housing Affair in the Kuwaiti Cabinet
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London mayor visits Seoul Olympics site [May 19, 2009] London Mayor Boris Johnson says a tour of the Seoul Olympics sites has given him good ideas on how to build venues that will have a lasting legacy long after the 2012 Games.
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Phelps suffers first finals loss in year [May 19, 2009] olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps suffered his first defeat in a championship race in a year when he lost the 100-meter backstroke to world-record holder Aaron Peirsol at the Charlotte UltraSwim in North Carolina.
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Bousquet beats Phelps in 100 free showdown swim [May 19, 2009] France's Frederick Bousquet beat Beijing Olympic hero Michael Phelps in a 100-meter freestyle final at the Charlotte UltraSwim, delivering the US star's second loss in a row.
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Vancouver council to vote on $486,450 for 2010 Olympics lighting projects [May 18, 2009] Vancouver’s general manager for Olympic and Paralympic operations has recommended to council that the city spend $486,450 on downtown lighting projects during the 2010 Games
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World awaits the 1st Youth Olympic Games [May 18, 2009]
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Engaging International Community in Singapore [May 16, 2009]
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Clean-up of Olympic Park waterways begins [May 9, 2009]
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New timelapse feature added to Olympic Park webcams [May 9, 2009]
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IOC 'most impressed' with Tokyo 2016 bid [May 4, 2009]
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Olympic committee says it's 'highly impressed' with tour of Rio [May 4, 2009]
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