Iran's women's volleyball team recorded the best result in its history at the Asian championship, reaching the continent's top four for the first time — an achievement that will need to be repeated and consolidated through sustained planning before Iran can establish itself among Asia's volleyball powers and, eventually, compete in the Nations League.

Iran’s youth national handball team finished fourth at the Asian Championship in Amman, Jordan, following a narrow 29-28 defeat to South Korea in the third-place match.

Iran’s national volleyball team left Moscow on Tuesday to travel to Japan for the 2026 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, which also serves as the first stage of qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Iranian taekwondo fighter Saghar Moradi secured the gold medal in the women’s -67kg weight division at the World Taekwondo Open in China, while Olympic silver medalist Nahid Kiani made an early exit in the -57kg category.

Iran’s youth handball team lost to Bahrain in the semifinals of the 2026 Asian Championship on Saturday, missing out on a place in the final.

Iran’s boys’ under-17 national volleyball team defeated France to win the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship.

Iran’s youth handball team advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 Asian Championship and secured qualification for the 2027 World Championship after defeating Uzbekistan on Friday.

Iran’s national basketball team suffered a narrow 93-91 overtime defeat to New Zealand in its opening game of the fourth window of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Friday in Manila, the Philippines.

Iran’s boys’ U17 volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the World Championship after defeating Pakistan 3-2 in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Japan outside hitter Ran Takahashi has named Iran as his country’s biggest rival at the 2026 Asian Volleyball Championship, which offers the continental champion a berth at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.