Olympics
IRIVF agrees to appoint Vladimir Alekno as coach
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF)’s Boad of Directors reached a joint agreement to appoint the Russian as new trainer on Wednesday. Daniel Cast...
Mojtaba Mirzajanpour sidelined for four months
TEHRAN – Iran international outside spiker Mojtaba Mirzajanpour will spend four months on the sidelines. The Sepahan player suffered an ankle injury in the match against Shahdab...
Castellani, Alekno final nominees to lead Iran v...
TEHRAN - Daniel Castellani and Vladimir Alekno are the final candidates to take charge of Iran national volleyball team. Daniel Castellani, Andrea Giani, Ferdinando De Giorgi, Lor...
FIVB president meets IOC president
The FIVB President, Dr Ary S. Graça F°, met his IOC counterpart, Dr Thomas Bach, in the Olympic House to update him on the latest FIVB activities and discuss plans for the future. ...
Igor Kolakovic: Hospitality rooted in Iranian cu...
TEHRAN – Ex-Iran volleyball coach Igor Kolakovic says that Iranians are perhaps the most hospitable nation in the world. The Montenegrin is coach of Polish club Zawiercie at th...
Farhad Ghaemi unveiled as Al Rayyan of Qatar player
TEHRAN - Iran national volleyball team outside spiker Farhad Ghaemi was officially unveiled as Qatari club Al Rayyan player on Wednesday. The 31-year-old player had joined the P...
IRIVF President Davarzani meets with Ary Graça
TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF) president Mohammadreza Davarzani met with FIVB president Ary Graça in Lausanne, Switzerland on Thursday. In t...
Mohammad Vakili: The man behind Iran’s best play...
For every star, there is a team of people behind them. In Iran, there is one man behind the biggest names in men’s volleyball and he is Mohammad Vakili. A look at Vakili’s accompli...
Five coaches shortlisted for Iran volleyball job
TEHRAN – Technical committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF) has chosen five candidates for taking charge of the National Team. The second sessi...