Alans wrestling tournament; Iran win two medals
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian freestyle wrestlers claimed two medals at the Alans wrestling tournament. Mohammad Javad Ebrahimi claimed a silver medal at the 92kg and Amirhossein Zare seized a bronze in the 120kg. The team is headed by Ebrahim Mehrban and Oveis Mallah. The Alans wrestling tournament in Ossetia is now in its third year […]
Iran Reacts to UWW’s Decision to Postpone Greco-Roman World Cup
Spokesman of Iran Wrestling Federation Hassan Rangraz criticized United World Wrestling for postponing the 2019 Greco-Roman World Cup.
Iran’s GR Team Wraps U23 World Champs with 6 Medals
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A total of six medals – including three golds – saw Iran’s GR team claim the top spot at the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championships in Budapest, capital of Hungary. On Sunday, Mohammad-Reza Geraei routed Azerbaijan’s Sanan Suleymanov 7-0 in the men’s 72kg final. Valentin Petic of Moldova and Ukrainian Maksym […]
Behnam Ehsanpour Wins Bronze at World Wrestling Championships
Iranian freestyle wrestler Behnam Ehsanpour claimed a bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships on Sunday.
Iran Freestyle Team Finishes Third at Junior World Championships
Iran’s freestyle wrestling team finished in third place at the 2019 Junior World Championships Wednesday night.
Hassan Rahimi Says Goodbye to Wrestling
Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Rahimi announced his retirement from the sport.
Iranian wrestlers bag 2 golds at UWW Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament
Iranian freestyle wrestlers managed to gain two gold medals and one bronze at the United World Wrestling (UWW) Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday.
Iran’s Karimi seizes bronze at Wrestling World C’ships
Alireza Karimi Machiani from Iran won a bronze medal at the men’s senior freestyle Wrestling World Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Monday. He beat his Georgian rival Dato Marsagishvili 12-1 at the 92kg. The other bronze at this category was snatched by Japan’s Atsushi Matsumoto, edging Mongolian Turtogtokh Luvsandorj 6-5. J’den Cox from the U.S., […]
Iran officially withdraws from 2018 Wrestling World Cup
Following UWW’s decision to deny Ahvaz to host the 2018 Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup, Iran has officially opted out of the 2018 Freestyle World Cup in Iowa City, US. The United World Wrestling (UWW) has agreed to Iran’s request for withdrawing from the 2018 Wrestling World Cup in US due to the UWW’s decison to […]
Iran runners-up at Asian Wrestling Championship
TEHRAN – Iran freestyle team finished in second place in the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championship on Sunday. The Iranian team won three gold medals, one silver and two bronzes in the competition held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On Saturday, Ezzatollah Akbari built up a commanding 5-0 lead before Uzbekistan’s Rashid Kurbanov defaulted with a knee injury […]