The Yazd University badminton team delivered an impressive performance at the 17th National Student Sports Olympiad, securing third place nationally in the competition hosted by Shahrood University of Technology.

According to the Public Relations Office of Yazd University, citing the university’s Department of Physical Education, the men’s section of the 17th National Student Sports Olympiad was held in September 2026 at Shahrood University of Technology, bringing together student athletes from universities across Iran to compete in various sports.

In this edition of the competition, the Yazd University badminton team put in a strong performance to claim third place in the team standings, earning a place on the national podium.

The Yazd University badminton team consisted of Ali Tajamolian, a Chemical Engineering student; Amir Reza Ghasemi, an Industrial Engineering student; Mohammad Bagheri and Ali Kordestani, Computer Engineering students; Abolfazl Dehghanpour, an Electrical Engineering student; and Mohammad Foad Dehghanpour, a Computer Science student.

The team competed under the coaching of Vahid Mehrab Yazdi and the team management of Mohammad Hassan Ahmadi. By securing third place, the team added another notable achievement to Yazd University’s record in student sports.