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Sports for the visually impaired in Iran

The file photo shows the members of the national Iranian blind football team exercising in Tehran.

We have seen many sporting games across Iran. This time we are looking at a few activities that are off the beaten track.

We are showing visually-impaired athletes practice goal ball, which has been part of the Paralympics since the 1970s.  In this feature, we get to see their technique in football practice and then swimming.

Iran’s Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Medicine, also known as the Karaj Nuclear Research Center, has opened its doors to Press TV. In this exclusive report, we get to find out how nuclear technology is leading to major improvements in agriculture, including by breeding new varieties of rice.

Zoorkhaneh is a Persian type of sports club where athletes undergo a rigorous regiment training under the direction of masters known as Morsheds.

The Dowlat-Abad Garden is one of the most beautiful gardens in the desert city of Yazd in central Iran. It is an authentic Iranian walled garden that annually attracts thousands of tourists. Dowlat-Abad garden was originally built by Mohammad Taghi Khan Bafghi more than 250 years ago. The garden is one of the nine Persian gardens listed as a world heritage site.


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