Iran At The Asian Games
Iran first participated at the Asian Games in 1951, and has sent athletes to compete in every Asian Games since then, except for 1958, 1962 and 1978.
The National Olympic Committee for Iran is the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and was founded in 1947.
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