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Christphe Pinna: “I remain someone who is deeply and passionately in love with karate”

Christphe Pinna: “I remain someone who is deeply and passionately in love with karate”

by Farzad Youshanlou | Mar 14, 2026 | Combat Sports

For everyone who had the chance to live through karate’s golden era, Christophe Pinna is a well-known and respected figure. The French champion brought four world titles to France and later served as a coach of the French national team. It was also under his...
2nd Open letter from Iranian athletes to Kirsty Coventry

2nd Open letter from Iranian athletes to Kirsty Coventry

by Farzad Youshanlou | Mar 11, 2026 | Olympic

More than 200 Iranian athletes have called for the dissolution of Iran’s current National Olympic Committee in a second open letter addressed to International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry. In the letter, the signatories state unequivocally that the...
Seven Iranian national team footballers remain in Australia

Seven Iranian national team footballers remain in Australia

by Farzad Youshanlou | Mar 10, 2026 | IFs

Seven members of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s women’s national football team have applied for asylum in Australia in order to protect their safety. This comes after they refused to sing the Islamic Republic’s national anthem during their first match against South...
Iran’s sports stadiums under military influence

Iran’s sports stadiums under military influence

by Farzad Youshanlou | Mar 8, 2026 | Opinion

Since the 1979 revolution, sports stadiums in Iran have served not only as venues for athletic events but also as spaces for political mobilisation and logistical operations linked to security forces associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Human rights...
How ideology reshaped athletic institutions in Iran

How ideology reshaped athletic institutions in Iran

by Farzad Youshanlou | Mar 4, 2026 | Opinion

You cannot rewrite history by choosing a convenient starting point. The story of sport in the Islamic Republic of Iran begins in 1979, with a revolution forged by an alliance of Islamists and Marxists. From its first days, sport was placed in the service of the new...
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