TEHARN - Iranian sports delegation to participate at Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states’ tournament.
According to IRNA,  the first group of the Iranian delegation arrived in Moscow  on Friday. The team included the national chess and judo teams.
National team judoka Elias Parhizkar and chess player Mobina Alinasab served as the flag-bearers for the Iranian delegation during the opening parade.
The Iranian delegation, competing under the name “Martyr Khamenei,” consists of 68 athletes participating in six different sports.
The inaugural edition of these games is being hosted by Moscow from November 13 to November 24, 2026, featuring member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization alongside several guest nations.
From 11 to 23 November 2026, the “Open SCO Cup” will be held in Moscow and the Moscow Region — an international sporting event that will bring together more than 2,000 athletes from the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and invited teams. Around 100 sets of medals will be awarded.
The competition program includes 11 sports: table tennis, trampoline jumping, sambo, sport climbing, artistic gymnastics, weightlifting, fencing, rhythmic gymnastics, chess, judo and wushu.
The holding of the Cup has become a new stage in the development of sporting cooperation between the member states of the Organization.