Iran at the 2018 Asian Games


Iran competed in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Iran has competed at the Asian Games since the first event in 1951 Delhi, and the best achievement was in 1974, when the country hosted the event in Tehran, by ranked second with the acquisition of 36 gold, 28 silver and 17 bronze medals. At the latest edition in Incheon, the country wrapped up its campaign with 57 medals in all - 21 gold, 18 silver and 18 bronze.
Iran participated at the Games with 378 athletes. The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran named the 19-year-old Iranian and bronze medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Kimia Alizadeh, who carried the Iranian flag at the inauguration of the competitions. But within 12 days to start the tournament, She suffered the horror injury in the training. An MRI confirmed the worst - a torn ACL. Elaheh Ahmadi was confirmed to replace her. Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Masoud Soltanifar, eyes fourth place at the Games.

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Iran that will participate at the Games:
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery8513
Athletics10212
Badminton112
3×3 basketball6511
Basketball12012
Beach Volleyball404
Boxing303
Canoeing13821
Cycling13316
Diving202
Equestrian516
Fencing7411
Football20020
Gymnastics404
Handball16016
Judo426
Jujitsu8210
Kabaddi121224
Karate448
Kurash8412
Paragliding303
Pencak silat639
Rowing9615
Sailing202
Sambo224
Sepaktakraw12012
Shooting10919
Sport climbing448
Squash235
Swimming404
Table tennis448
Taekwondo8816
Tennis336
Triathlon101
Volleyball14014
Water polo13013
Weightlifting808
Wrestling12012
Wushu459
Total27999378

Medal summary

MedalNameSportEventDate
AthleticsMen's 3000m Steeplechase
AthleticsMen's discus throw
Iran men's national kabaddi team KabaddiMen's tournament
Iran women's national kabaddi team KabaddiWomen's tournament
KarateMen's +84 Kg
KarateMen's 75 Kg
KurashMen's -81 kg
Men's Speed
TaekwondoMen's +80 kg
TaekwondoMen's 63 kg
Iran men's national volleyball team VolleyballMen's tournament
Weightlifting Men's 94 kg
Weightlifting Men's +105 kg
WrestlingMen's freestyle 86 kg
WrestlingMen's freestyle 97 kg
WrestlingMen's freestyle 125 kg
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 77 kg
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 87 kg
WushuMen's sanda 60 kg
WushuMen's sanda 70 kg
AthleticsMen's 1500m
BasketballMen's tournament
CanoeingWomen's Kayak-1 500 m
JudoMen's -81 kg



FencingMen's team sabre
KarateMen's 60 Kg
KarateWomen's 55 Kg
KarateWomen's 61 Kg
KurashMen's +90 kg
RowingWomen's lightweight single sculls

RowingWomen's lightweight double sculls



Rowing
TaekwondoPoomsae Men's individual
TaekwondoPoomsae Women's individual
TaekwondoMen's 68 kg
Weightlifting Men's +105 kg
WushuWomen's Jianshu & Qiangshu
WushuWomen's sanda 52 kg
WushuWomen's sanda 60 kg
WushuMen's sanda 65 kg

ArcheryMixed Team compound
Iran men's national 3-on-3 Basketball team BasketballMen's 3x3 basketball
CanoeingMen's Canoe-1 1000 m



CanoeingMen's Kayak-4 500 m
FencingMen's individual sabre
JudoMen's 73 kg
KarateWomen's +68 Kg
KarateWomen's 68 Kg
KarateMen's 84 Kg
KurashMen's -66 Kg
KurashMen's -81 Kg
Pencak silatWomen's class D

RowingWomen's double sculls
ShootingWomen's 50 m rifle 3 positions
Table TennisMen's Singles
TaekwondoMen's 58 kg
TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
Iran men's national water polo team Water PoloMen's tournament
WeightliftingMen's 105 kg
WrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 60 kg
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 67 kg

Results by event

Aquatics

Diving

;Men

Swimming

;Men

Water polo

;Men

Archery

;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Athletics

;Men
;Women
AthleteEventResultRank
Sepideh TavakkoliHigh jump1.757

Badminton

Two players of iran's badminton introduced on 29 May 2018.
;Men
;Women's

Basketball

;Summary

5x5 basketball

Iran men's team entered the competition and drawn in the group B. The team definitely qualified to the next round after United Arab Emirates left the group.
;Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group B
;Group stage
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;Quarter-finals
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;Semifinal
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;Final

3x3 basketball

Iran national 3x3 team will participate in the Games. The men's team placed in pool D and the women's team in pool C based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.
;Men's tournament
;Roster
The following is the Iran roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
;Pool D
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;Quarter-finals
;Women's tournament
;Roster
The following is the Iran roster in the women's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
;Pool C
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;Quarter-finals

Boxing

;Men

Canoeing

Slalom

;Men
;Women

Sprint

;Men
;Women

Cycling

Mountain bike

;Men
;Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Faranak PartoazarCross-country1:29:244

Road

;Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Mohammad GanjkhanlooRoad race3:31:3433
Samad PourseyediRoad race3:26:1014
Saeid SafarzadehRoad race3:26:008
Mehdi SohrabiRoad race3:31:3432
Arvin MoazzamiIndividual time trial58:56.336

;Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Mandana DehghanRoad race2:57:407
Mandana DehghanIndividual time trial35:07.016

Track

;Men

Equestrian

Fencing

;Men
;Women

Football

;Summary
;Men's tournament
Iran will join in group F at the men's football event.
;Roster
;Group F
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;Round of 16

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men

Handball

;Men

Judo

;Men
;Women

Ju-jitsu

;Men's ne-waza
;Women's ne-waza

Kabaddi

;Men
;Women

Karate

;Men's kumite
AthleteEvent1/16 final1/8 finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Amir Mehdizadeh60 kgBye
W 6–0
W 0–0
W 7–6
L 7–9
Bahman Askari75 kg
W 8–0
W 8–0
W 2–0
W 0–0
W 5–0
Zabihollah Poursheib84 kg
W 8–0
W Disqualification
L 5–5		3rd place match

W 3–2
Sajjad Ganjzadeh+84 kg
W Walkover
W 4–1
W 2–1
W 5–2

;Women's kumite
AthleteEvent1/8 finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Taravat Khaksar55 kg
W 9–0
W 1–1
W 5–1
L 0–4
Rozita Alipour61 kg
W 5–0
W 3–0
W 0–0
L 0–0
Pegah Zangeneh68 kgBye
L 0–0		Repechage

W 3–0		3rd place match

W 10–0
Hamideh Abbasali+68 kg
W 7–0
L 1–2		3rd place match

W 3–0

Kurash

;Men
;Women

Paragliding

;Men's accuracy

Pencak silat

;Men's tanding
;Women's tanding

Rowing

;Men
;Women

Sailing

;Men
;Open

Sambo

;Men's sport
;Women's sport

Sepak takraw

;Men

Shooting

;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Sport climbing

;Men
;Women

Squash

;Men
;Women

Table tennis

;Men
;Women

Taekwondo

;Men's poomsae
;Men's kyorugi
;Women's poomsae
;Women's kyorugi

Tennis

;Men
;Women

Triathlon

;Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Behzad NobaripourIndividual1:55:3214

Volleyball

;Summary

Indoor

;Men's
Iran men's indoor volleyball team will compete at the Games in group B as the top seeded.
;Team Roster
;Preliminary round - Pool B
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Final

Beach Volleyball

;Men's tournament
;Pool F

;Preliminary round

;Round of 16

;Quarterfinal

;Pool H

;Preliminary round

;Round of 16

;Quarterfinal

Weightlifting

;Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
Majid Askari69 kgNo mark———
Ali Makvandi85 kgNo mark———
Sohrab Moradi94 kg189 221410
Kianoush Rostami94 kg175No mark——
Mohammad Reza Barari105 kgNo mark———
Ali Hashemi105 kg184219403
Saeid Alihosseini+105 kg208248456
Behdad Salimi+105 kg208253461

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEvent1/8 finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Mehrdad Mardani60 kg
W 7–3
L 0–9		Repechage

W 9–0		3rd place match

W 8–0
Mohammad Reza Geraei67 kg
W 11–2
W Fall
L 0–10		3rd place match

W 11–0
Mohammad Ali Geraei77 kg
W 8–0
W 8–6
W 8–1
W 7–3
Hossein Nouri87 kgBye
W 13–4
W 8–0
W 6–1
Ali Akbar Heidari97 kgBye
W 8–0
L 3–4		3rd place match

L 0–10		5
Behnam Mehdizadeh130 kg
W Disqualification
W Fall
L 2–2		3rd place match

L 1–1		5

Wushu

;Men's sanda
;Women's taolu
AthleteEventNanquanNandaoTotalRank
Fatemeh HeidariNanquan9.379.5918.969
Hanieh RajabiNanquan9.439.6619.096

AthleteEventJianshuQiangshuTotalRank
Zahra KianiJianshu and qiangshu9.709.7119.41

;Women's sanda
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Elaheh Mansourian52 kg
W 2–0
W 2–0
W 2–1
L 0–2
Shahrbanoo Mansourian60 kg
W
W
L 0–2