Freestyle Wrestling
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Yazdani vs Taylor; maybe in Italy
TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – 2016 Rio gold medalist Hassan Yazdani confirms he may take on 2018 world 86kg champion David Taylor in an event in Italy.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Final of Iran freestyle wrestling league
TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – In the final match of the 2020 Iran freestyle wrestling league in Tehran, Iran Mall claimed victory over Esteghlal to claim the title. Azad University finished third.
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Iranian wrestler reaches semi-finals at Individual World Cup
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Rahman Amouzad Khalili advanced to the semi-finals of the 2020 Individual World Cup, which is underway in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Iran freestyle league to kick off Oct. 1
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s freestyle wrestling league will start on October 1 with Tehran as the host of the first round.
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Iranian wrestler to be awarded 2012 London Olympic gold
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Komeil Ghasemi will be awarded the gold medal from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the press service of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday.
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Mohammadian not worried about facing world-class rivals
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Mohammadhossein Mohammadian says he is not worried about facing famous foreign or Iranian wrestlers and is just thinking about the Olympics.
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Wrestler Alireza Karimi undergoes successful knee surgery
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler who was suffering a torn-ACL injury undergone a successful surgery this morning in a hospital in Tehran.
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Alireza Karimi may undergo surgery as Olympics postponed
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Alireza Karimi may undergo surgery as he now has enough time to recover due postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Alireza Karimi continues individual training following gradual recovery
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestling star Alireza Karimi who injured some three months ago is now continuing his individual training as he hopes to secure his berth to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Iran retains Asian freestyle wrestling title
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle team gained the title of the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships with a total of eight medals and 168 points.
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Iran freestyle wrestlers grab four medals in Asian C’ships
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Iranian wrestlers grabbed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals on the first day of the 33rd Asian Wrestling Championships.
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Iranian wrestlers grab four coveted medals in Asian Greco-Roman Wrestling C’ships
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iranian representatives grabbed two gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the first day of Asian Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship.
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Mohammadian bulldozes all rivals, incl. Olympic champion, to win Matteo Pellicone
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s freestyle wrestler of 97kg category Mohammadhossein Mohammadian gained commanding victories against all his rivals on Friday to win the gold medal of the Matteo Pellicone in Italy.
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Four Iranian freestyle wrestlers to compete for Olympics’ ticket in Italy
TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s freestyle wrestling team will depart Tehran for Rome on Wednesday to participate in Matteo Pellicone competition.
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India’s Kumar to represent UWW in Intl. Takhti Cup
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Ashok Kumar Bhanwala of India will make a trip to Iran as the United World Wrestling representative for the 2020 Freestyle International Takhti Cup.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Iran's Pahlevani Wrestling C’ship
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – The final day of Iran's Pahlevani Wrestling Championship was held on Monday in Tehran’s Iran Mall. Jaber Sadeghzadeh won the ‘Pahlevani’ title with a victory over Mehdi Hassanpour in the final match of the +100kg category.
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Iran’s Alireza karimi sidelined for three months due to knee ligament injury
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – 2019 World silver medalist, Alireza Karimi, has suffered a knee ligament injury which may affect his presence in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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World champion wishes Yazdani speedy recovery
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – David Taylor of the United States, 2018 World Wrestling Champion, wished the injured Iranian wrestler Hassan Yazdani a quick recovery.
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Hassan Yazdani will reach 2020 Olympics, assures the surgeon
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – World and Olympics wrestling champion, Hassan Yazdani will undergo surgery on Monday, said an experienced knee surgeon who is going to perform the surgery.
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Iran’s Goleij selected as best U23 freestyle wrestler of 2019
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Mojtaba Goleij of Iran has been selected by the United World Wrestling as the best U23 freestyle wrestler in the world in 2019.
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Two medals for Iran at Alans wrestling tournament
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestlers snatched two medals in the 2019 edition of Alans International Tournament in Russia.
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Iranian wrestlers collect two medals from Russia’s Alrosa Cup
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Both of the dispatched Iranian freestyle wrestlers to Russia managed to win medals in the 2019 edition of the Alrosa Cup, also known as Moscow Grand Prix.
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Iran to participate in Alrosa cup with two wrestlers
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Two freestyle wrestlers will represent Iran in the 2019 edition of Grand Prix Moscow Alrosa in Russia.
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Freestyle team runners-up at U23 World C’ships
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Iran freestyle team became runners-up at the 2019 U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
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Iranian wrestlers bags 1 gold, 1 bronze in U23 World C’ships
TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s freestyle team gained one gold and one bronze medal on Tuesday night in 2019 edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Hungary.
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Iran U23 freestyle team departs for Hungary to attend World C’ships
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestlers left Tehran for Budapest on Saturday to participate in the 2019 edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships.
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Iranian freestyle wrestlers bag three medals in CISM World Games
TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestlers earned one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal in the 7th edition of CISM Military World Games in China.
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Iran freestyle wrestling lands in 4th place in world c'ships
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – At the end of the 2019 World Wrestling Championships on Sunday, the Iranian freestyle wrestling team came fourth after clinching 4 medals.
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Hassan Yazdani wins gold in World Wrestling Championships
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani, who was to face Deepak Punia from India in the 86kg final of the World Wrestling Championships, won the gold medal after his rival pulled out of the match.
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Iran's Alireza Karimi wins silver medal at 2019 Wrestling World C'ships
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – The Iranian freestyle wrestler Alireza Karimi has won a silver medal at the 2019 Wrestling World Championships (WWC).