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Tehran Times reported that 70 Iranian athletes are competing at the Open Shanghai Cooperation Organization Cup in Moscow, which runs from November 11 to 23 in Moscow and the Moscow Region. The event has drawn more than 2,000 athletes from SCO member states and invited teams, with around 100 sets of medals at stake across 11 sports. Iran's delegation is competing in six of them: sport climbing, judo, weightlifting, artistic gymnastics, chess and table tennis. The current report gave no medal targets. Tehran Times, which is aligned with the Iranian state, published the report on November 14, 2026, and the article itself offers no policy context for the participation.