What are the popular sports in Iran?

Iran is a traditional sports power in Asia. Wrestling is a popular sport in Iran. Some large and medium-sized cities in Iran have their own wrestling clubs. Weightlifting is also one of Iran's traditional strengths. In recent years, many outstanding athletes have emerged in major events in Iran. In addition, Taekwondo in Iran has developed very rapidly in recent years. After World War II, Iran participated in most Olympic Games, but the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984 were absent because of the Iran-Iraq war. The best performance of Iranian athletes at the Olympic Games was achieved at the Sydney Olympic Games. On that occasion, they won three gold medals for their outstanding performances in wrestling and weightlifting. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Iran won two gold medals, silver medals and bronze medals. At the Beijing Olympic Games, Iran won 1 gold 1 copper. In the Asian Games, Iran has always performed well and remained in the second group of medals table. At the last Asian Games in Qatar, Iran ranked sixth with 1 1 gold medal, 15 silver medal and 22 bronze medals.