Amid unlawful bombing attacks by the Israeli regime on Iran’s residential areas, Iran’s sports community mourns the death of 42 athletes and sports figures from various sports disciplines, and more than 50 others have been injured, according to statistics by the Iranian Ministry of Sports.
Iran’s Federations and clubs are now heavy with sorrow, mourning the families of the 42 victims.
ATTACK ON IRAN HANDBALL HQ The Israeli military bombed Iran’s Handball Federation’s Headquarters in Tehran on Monday. In this attack, the windows and ceiling of the president’s office were destroyed, and some championship cups were damaged. Furthermore, one of the Federation’s workers was injured and taken to the medical centre. Fortunately, the president of the federation, Alireza Pakdel, and all other employees are in good health.
Iran’s Handball Federation HQ damaged after an Israeli airstrike, Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2025 (ISJA)
ATTACK ON IRAN BROADCASTING The Iranian Sports Journalists Association condemns the recent deliberate attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), which resulted in the murder of journalists: Nima Rajabpour, news editor, and Masoumeh Azimi, a staff member of IRIB, along with several employees and journalists who were injured. Standing as a clear indication of the regime’s attempt to silence media independence and freedom of expression.
Iran’s state broadcaster HQ on fire after an Israeli airstrike, Tehran, Iran, June 16, 2025 (ISJA)
SPORTS MARYTERS Athletes from various sports, from the provinces of Lorestan, Tehran, Alborz, Kermanshah, Zanjan, Isfahan, South Khorasan, Kerman, Hamadan, East Azerbaijan, and Khuzestan were murdered by the Israeli regime. In the face of this tragedy, we have only one responsibility: Not to forget their memory. Below are the names of the Athlete Martyrs as of July 3, 2025:
1. Vahid Khosrowdad – Kickboxing Champion
2. Ali Moradi – Khaybar Youth Football Team
3. Seyyed Ali Baghernia – Boxing
4. Hamid Salari – Coach and Muay Thai Champion
5. Helena Gholami – Karate
6. Abuzar Moradifar – Taekwondo
7. Vahid Hasanvand – Karate
8. Mojtaba Rezaei – Pahlavani and Zurkhaneh Wrestling
9. Najmeh (Zahra) Shams – Mountaineering and Cycling
10. Amir Ali Amini – Taekwondo
11. Tara Hajiamiri – Gymnastics
12. Parsa Mansour Hazharjiri – Tennis and Paddle
13. Matin Safaeian – Skating
14. Niloufar Ghalevand – Pilates
15. Mohammad Hossein Esmaeili Kashani Nejad – Karate
16. Amir Hossein Nemati – Taekwondo
17. Rouhollah Salek – Boxing
18. Mohammad Asadi – Football Referee
19. Alireza Khalaj – Futsal
20. Mehdi Poladvand – Equestrian
21. Gholamreza Ojani – Taekwondo
22. Saber Akbari – Handball
23. Reza Bahrami – Boxing
24. Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Nasab – Pahlavani and Zurkhaneh Wrestling
25. Mohammad Hezar Khani – Pahlavani and Zurkhaneh Wrestling
26. Reza Najafi – Judo
27. Delavar Amirkhani – Wrestling
28. Hamid Tomaari – Shooting
29. Akbar Azizi – Weightlifting
30. Mohammad Ghafari – Wushu
31. Majid Ghasemi – Wrestling
32. Amir Hossein Barati – Self Defence
33. Vahid Jamshidian – Martial Arts
34. Hossein Esmaeili – Kung Fu
35. Mostafa Younesi – Wrestling
36. Amir Mohammad Radmehr – Volleyball
37. Morteza Ebrahimi – Judo
38. Abbas Esmaeili – Shooting
39. Boostan Afrouz – Judo
40. Yaser Ziyouri – Basketball
41. Mohammad Hossein Savari – Football
42. Rouhollah Giah Doost Arani – Karate
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