کشتی پهلوانی
Koshti-pahlevani is Persian traditional wrestling, the zurkhane discipline UNESCO listed in 2010 as intangible cultural heritage.
Glossary
تخته شنا
Takhte-shena is the angled push-up board of the zurkhane, two grips on a low wooden plank that turn rows of push-ups into a group ritual.
کباده
Kabbadeh is the heavy iron bow drawn, not shot, in the zurkhane, a strength ritual that turns archery into a chest and shoulder workout.
میل سنگین
Mil-sangin are the heavy wooden clubs swung overhead in the zurkhane, the iconic strength tool of Persian traditional training.
پهلوان
Pahlavan is the Iranian word for champion, strongman, and moral hero, the old ideal where physical strength serves humility and honor.
کرنر
Korner is the football corner kick, taken from the arc when the defending side last touches the ball over its own goal line.
پنالتی
Penalti is a penalty kick, the moment in football that condenses a whole match into one ball, one keeper, and twelve yards.
داربی
Darbi is the Persian word for a derby, the rival match, and in Iran it almost always points to Persepolis versus Esteghlal in Tehran.
تراکتور
Traktor is Tractor FC, the Tabriz football club whose red-and-white stands carry Iran’s most vocal Azeri Turkish fan culture.
سپاهان
Sepâhân FC of Isfahan, founded 1953, plays in yellow. The most-titled non-Tehrani club in Iranian football and one of the country’s three biggest sides.