Iran @ The 2012 Summer Olympics: Day 2 [July 29] - Live Updates

[K. Nader]

Iran @ The 2012 Summer Olympics: Day 2 [July 29]

Rowing

Mohsen Shadi Naghadeh [Men's Repechages] - 10:00 BST
Soulmaz Abbasiazad [Women's Repechages] - 10:30 BST


Fencing

Mojtaba Abedini [Men's Round of 64] - 10:50 BST


Table Tennis

Noshad Alamiyan [Men's Round of 64] - 14:30 BST


Boxing

Amin Ghasemipour [69kg: Round of 32] - 23:00 BST

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Times

10:00 BST - 5:00 EST - 2:00 PST - 13:30 Tehran Time
10:30 BST - 5:30 EST - 2:30 PST - 14:00 Tehran Time
10:50 BST - 5:50 EST - 2:50 PST - 14:20 Tehran Time
14:30 BST - 9:30 EST - 6:30 PST - 18:00 Tehran Time
23:00 BST - 18:00 EST - 15:00 PST - 2:30 Tehran Time (The Next Day)

* Mods, please don't merge this thread with the other one since it's easier for members to follow each day when there is a single thread dedicated to that day. This way, all the events and the times appear in the first post. Thank you.

[K. Nader]

The 'big' event to watch out for today is Alamiyan's Table Tennis match against the 19th ranked player from Hong Kong, Peng Tang.

[Siavash]

The first ever Iranian victory in Ping pong at Olympics by Zarepour.




المپيک| پاداش زارع پور به عالميان براي نخستين برد تاريخ المپيک
شماره خبر : 47713
رئيس فدراسيون پينگ پنگ پس از کسب نخستين پيروزي نوشاد عالميان در مسابقات المپيک به وي پاداش داد.
نوشاد عالميان شنبه شب توانست با برتري مقابل حريف استراليايي نخستين پيروزي تاريخ پينگ پنگ ايران در المپيک را کسب کند و تاريخ ساز شود.
*پس از اين پيروزي خبرنگاران ايراني، زارع*پور رئيس فدراسيون پينگ پنگ و رمضان*پور، مسئول حراست وزارت ورزش و جوانان او را تشويق کردند و تبريک گفتند.
* زارع*پور که پيش از اين قول داده بود، براي هر پيروزي به نمايندگان ايران پاداش خواهد داد، امشب بلافاصله پس از برد عالميان به وي پاداش نقدي اهدا کرد که گفته مي*شود اين مبلغ حدود 500 دلار بوده است.
نوشاد عالميان با اين برد به مرحله دوم صعود کرد و ساعت 18 برابر تانگ پنگ از هنگ کنگ، رنکينگ 31 جهان قرار خواهد گرفت.

[Amin_]

Abedini is leading 7-6.

[jahandoost]

Abedini knocked out.

[Amin_]

Abedini 15-7 behind in the 2nd period.

Edit - Yeah he's knocked out.

[jahandoost]

Irans table tennis rep match will be on at 14.30 BST. Will be tough.

[Lazio]

In the Rowing:
Both our rowers are through to the quarter finals after coming second with a great performance. Neither were given too much credit before the race by the commentators, but they defied their expectations.

Unfiortunately our fening contestant lost 15-7.

[palangheTM]

Amin Ghasemipour [69kg: Round of 32] -
is not 21:30 iran it's 02.30 iran / 00.00 cet/ 23.00 london

[Sharkie]

Good luck to them all!

[Kiarash]

Come on IRAN!!!

[KC McElroy]

[Kiarash]

^ So this is what brought him luck!

[Amin_]

Shouldn't his match have started already?!

[Kiarash]

It is started now!!!!!