Shooting Training Session for Young Women: Air Rifle Training and the Growing Role of Women in Sport

A series of photographs taken in Tehran on August 21, 2026, offers a rare visual look inside a sports training environment where young Iranian women are learning and practicing competitive air rifle shooting. The images, photographed by Morteza Nikoubazl for NurPhoto, show young female trainees handling air rifles, taking aim at shooting targets and participating in a structured shooting training session at a sports complex in the Iranian capital. Getty Images has also published the photo series, identifying the location as Tehran, Iran, and the date as August 21, 2026.

The photographs provide an opportunity to look beyond the individual images and examine the broader story of women’s shooting sports in Iran, air rifle training in Tehran, young Iranian female athletes, and the development of competitive shooting among Iranian women. Iran has a long history of participation in international shooting competitions, while female shooters have increasingly become part of the country’s representation at major Asian and international sporting events.

August 22, 2026 | 7:18 pm