Two men, including a karate athlete, have been hanged in Iran after being convicted of killing Basij paramilitary force member Seyed Ruhollah Ajamian, it has been reported.

Reza Salehi Amiri is set to step down as President of the Iranian National Olympic Committee (NOC) after four years in the position.

A campaign group in Iran has called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend the Olympic shooting gold medal awarded to Javad Foroughi after claiming he is part of a "terrorist organisation".

Iranian Wrestling Federation vice-president Hamid Sourian has called for the planned execution of wrestler Mehdi Ali Hosseini to be prevented.

The Volleyball Boys’ Under-19 World Championship seems like a fairly unassuming event but it was in the spotlight this week.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Iranian and Serbian Wrestling Federations just weeks after the execution of Navid Afkari.

A new campaign launched by Iranian human rights advocates and athletes has joined the calls to ban Iran from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, following the state execution of wrestler Navid Afkari.

Thousands of people from 39 countries have signed a letter from the American Jewish Committee (AJC), urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Iran from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics following the state execution of wrestler Navid Afkari.

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the former United States acting director of national intelligence have joined calls to ban Iran from the Olympics after the execution of wrestling champion Navid Afkari.

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced sanctions against officials involved in the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari in Iran.

Let me start by adding to the condemnation of Iran’s execution of wrestler Navid Afkari last week.

World Players Association executive director Brendan Schwab has outlined five commitments the pressure group wants the sporting world to make following the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari in Iran.

United World Wrestling (UWW) has downplayed the prospect of Iran being banned from wrestling competitions or the Olympic Games following the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari.

The vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suggested Iran are unlikely to be banned despite growing calls for their expulsion following the execution of wrestling champion Navid Afkari.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned the German Ambassador to Tehran to strongly condemn "interference in Iran’s internal affairs", following tweets criticising the execution of wrestling champion Navid Afkari.