Iran Press/ Iran news: Iran's sports caravan with 49 athletes, including one athlete in the fencing, three athletes in the track and field, four in the three-player basketball, six in taekwondo, one in boxing, four in freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling , two in weightlifting, one in riding, five in karate, two in judo, one in swimming, three in inflatable sailing and canoe, one in table tennis, one in gymnastics, two in shooting, 10 in Futsal and two in archery traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In the first round of the 2010 Olympic Games in Singapore, with two golds, two silver and one bronze medals, Iran stood at the 26th, and in the second Youth Olympic Games in China with three gold medals and three bronze medals stood at the 24th place of the games, IRNA reported.
Meanwhile, Iran's sports caravan won the medal in the third Olympic Games of the youth with its historical record total of 14 medals for the first time in the field of gymnastics and karate (first appearance). It is noteworthy that with 17 ranks climbing compared to the previous period,Iran was ranked seventh in Medal Rankings and above the United States.
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