The case on Alireza Karimi, the Iranian wrestler who intentionally lost a match at the U23 World Championship in Poland to avoid facing off an Israeli rival, is about to be wrapped up, with the final verdict likely to bring Iran a one-year suspension. It appears that last week, the insistence of the International Olympic […]

Iran freestyle team discovered their opponents at the upcoming Men’s Freestyle World Cup in the United States in Iowa City, Iowa. Iran have been drawn with the U.S., Japan and Georgia in Group A in the dual-meet based event. The United States freestyle team, who won their first team gold in 22 years at the […]

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team finished in first place at the 38th edition of International Takhti Cup. In the competitions held in Mahshahr, southern port of Iran, the Iranian team won three gold, one silver and eight bronze medals. Iran won the title with 192 points, Turkey came second with 171 points and Kazakhstan finished in […]

After visiting sport facilities in Khuzestan province in Iran, the president of United World Wrestling’s Asian council said on Friday that Iran has necessary infrastructure needed to hold the 2018 world wrestling championships. Speaking on the sidelines of 2018 Takhti Greco-Roman Cup which was held in Mahshahr, Khuzestan Province, January 25-26, Daulet Turlykhanov said “on a […]

TEHRAN – United World Wrestling (UWW) has selected Iran as the host country for the U23 freestyle world wrestling championships in 2020. According to a proposal presented by Iran on a collaborative holding of the U23 world wrestling championships of combined events, Iran will hold the championships in the freestyle category and Finland will host competitions in the […]

TEHRAN – Four Iranian wrestling judges are slated to take part at a Clinic for Officials (Judges and Referees) to be hosted by Slovakia in min-January. Clinics for Officials (Judges and Referees) are intended to help National Federations provide training to Judges and Referees through courses led by an expert. In the upcoming clinic in […]

TEHRAN– The head of Iran Wrestling Federation said on Saturday that the country’s wrestling is facing serious threat of suspension by international body, adding that the federation is in constant contact with the body to solve the issue. Rasoul Khadem said, “everybody in the country’s sport community knows that the international wrestling governing body is […]

TEHRAN – Rasoul Khadem has been elected for another four-year term as the Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation President on Tuesday. He will serve as president of the Federation for four more years until 2021. In the elections held at the Iran’s Academy Olympic in Tehran, Khadem secured 40 of 40 votes cast. Abbas […]

TEHRAN– Three Iranian nine foreign teams will compete in the fourth edition of the World Wrestling Clubs Cup in Tehran. Tehran will host the fourth edition of the World Wrestling Clubs Cup on December 7 and 8 in Tehran. Nine foreign countries have so far announced that they will participate in these competitions. Teams from […]

TEHRAN – Tehran has been chosen as host of fourth edition of the World Wrestling Clubs Cup. The freestyle competition was originally scheduled to be held in Kashan but Iranian officials changed the venue of the event and it will be held in Tehran on Dec. 7-8. World Wrestling Clubs Cup is an international wrestling […]