Sport

Fans gathering in the stadium after the clashes between Erbil and Al-Shorta clubs' supporters at Franso Hariri Stadium, Dec. 4, 2021. (Photo: Erbil Governorate)

Kurdistan

Erbil football clashes weren't politically motivated: Governor

Members of the Iraqi football team for little people attend a training session in the capital Baghdad. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)

Iraq

In Iraq, little people football team dreams big

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (Right) meets with bodybuilding champion Haji Rikani in Erbil, Nov. 25, 2021. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan PM receives bodybuilding champion from Duhok

A bodybuilder from Duhok presents his newly-won gold medal to the son of a fallen Peshmerga in the fight against ISIS. (Photo: Haji Rekani's archive)

Kurdistan

Bodybuilder from Duhok wins gold medal in Asian bodybuilding championship

Iraqi girls take part in a training session at the Bartalla sports club, in Bartalla town east of the city of Mosul in the northern province of Nineveh, Oct. 21, 2021. (Photo: Zaid al-Obeidi/AFP)

Iraq

Football brings hope to Iraqi girls in ex-IS town

Bilal Ibrahim (left) poses for a photo with Sha'ban Shawkat (right) in Turkey's Trabzon. (Photo: Bilal Ibrahim)

Kurdistan

Two Kurdish athletes cycle for over 3,000 kilometers to promote environmentalism

The Kurdistan Rugby team based in Erbil (Photo: Kurdistan Rugby)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Rugby team to join 2021 Dubai Rugby tournament

Two female runners take part in a skyrunning race on the Kurdistan Region's Mount Safeen, Sept. 24, 2021. (Photo: Soryaz Ahmed Shaheen/Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

PHOTOS: Kurdistan Region embraces 'skyrunning' for first time on Mount Safeen

Girls' basketball team of the Talent Sports Academy (TSA) in Erbil. (Photo: Goran Sabah Ghafour)

Kurdistan

Talent Sports Academy develops children's skills and character in Erbil

Paragliders compete in the Kurdistan Region's Duhok province, Sept. 3, 2021. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Paragliding through the mountains of the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok

Arab kickboxing championship in Duhok province. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Duhok hosts Arabic kickboxing championship

Hiking and mountaineering in the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Gara Mountaineering Group)

Kurdistan

Duhok mountaineers promote sport and environmental protection

Max Bennet Kruse takes a knee to propose to his Kurdish girlfriend during a live broadcast. (Photo: Social Media)

World

German football player proposes to Kurdish girlfriend on TV

Iran's Javad Foroughi celebrates on the podium after winning the Men’s 10m Air Pistol final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, July 24, 2021. (Photo: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP)

World

Kurdish-Iranian IRGC sharpshooter claims Olympic gold in Tokyo

Rafting on the Chama River in the Barzan area of Erbil Province, July 2021. (Photo: Dilan Qadri/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Rafting enthusiasts hope to develop water sport tourism in Kurdistan

Goran Abdul Qadir, Taekwando coach, trains his sons. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Family behind Taekwondo school in Kirkuk eyes world tournaments