Freestyle Wrestling
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Yazdani to miss 2025 World Wrestling C'ship
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani will not participate in the 2025 World Wrestling Championships.
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Iran wins freestyle wrestling Takhti Cup title
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The 45th edition of the Takhti Cup, an international freestyle wrestling competition and selection event for national teams, wrapped up in Isfahan province on Friday.
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Iranian champion named Saudi Arabia's wrestling team coach
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – In a historic move, former Iranian Olympic and world wrestling champion Komeil Ghasemi has been appointed head coach of Saudi Arabia’s national freestyle wrestling team.
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4 Iranian athletes among top wrestlers of United W Wrestling
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Four Iranian wrestlers rank among the world's best in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling after recent competitions in Albania, according to United World Wrestling.
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Amouzad, Momeni take golds at Albania wrestling event
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Iranian freestylers claimed two gold medals and one bronze on day one of the 2025 Muhamet Malo Ranking Series underway in Tirana, Albania.
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Tehran to host World Wrestling Clubs Cup
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian capital of Tehran will host the upcoming World Wrestling Clubs Cup later this month.
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Iran freestyle team runner up at Zagreb Open Ranking Event
TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s freestyle wrestling team finished in second place at the Zagreb Open Ranking Event.
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Takhti; most legendary, chivalrous wrestler of Iran history
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Gholam Reza Takhti passed away on January 7, 1968, but his fans still remember him as a hero who will continue to live in the hearts of his lovers and history of sport in Iran.
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Iran wrestling legend Hassan Yazdani turns 30
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iran's legendary freestyler Hassan Yazdani Charati turned 30 today.
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Iran’s Amouzad tops UWW ranking in freestyle again
TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The United World Wrestling (UWW) announced that Iranian freestyle wrestler Rahman Amouzad is again on top of the world ranking in 2024.
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Iran freestyle wrestling team wins Russia in friendly
TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s national freestyle wrestling team beat Russia in a friendly match held in Moscow, Russia.
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Iran freestyle wins U23 Worlds for 1st time
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Iran won the Freestyle team title at the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania as it got 158 points. Japan had an incredible run and finished with 102 points for second position and Azerbaijan was third with 100 points.
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Iran’s freestyle team makes history at 2024 U23 World C'ship
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – With an incredible performance, Iranian freestyle wrestlers have become champions at the 2024 U23 World Championships held in Albania.
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By: Saeed Nikpour
Traditional Gile Mardi wrestling
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Gile Mardi is one of the old and ancient traditional wrestling styles of Iran which is practiced in Gilan province and some part of Mazandaran province.
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Iran freestyle team runner-up in U20 World Wrestling C’ships
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s freestyle wrestling team have finished runner-up in the 2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships held in Spain.
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Iran's Khorramdel wins gold at U20 World Wrestling C'hips
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Ali Khorramdel has won gold in the men’s 65kg category in the 2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships underway in Spain.
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By: Imam Hamikhah
Youth Wrestling Championship Competition in Hamedan
HAMEDAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – The country’s Youth Wrestling Championship kicked off at Imam Ali Hall of Hamedan on Friday. A number of 200 coaches and athletes from different provinces of the country have participated in these competitions.
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Iran runner up at world junior freestyle wrestling c'ship
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iran's national junior freestyle wrestling team has become runner-up after grabbing six colorful medals in the 2024 U17 World Championships in Amman, Jordan.
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UWW describes Iran's wrestler Yazdani as "Still the Greatest"
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – The United World Wrestling (UWW) has described Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani as "still the greatest" despite his silver medal in recent Paris Olympics.
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Iranian taekwondokas make history in Paris 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – All Iranian taekwondo fighters could snatch medals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, setting a new record in the history of Iran's taekwondo.
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VIDEO: Iran’s freestyler Azarpira wins bronze in 2024 Olympic
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Amirali Azarpira, in 97 kg, snatched a bronze medal in 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday. Amirali defeated his American rival Kyle Snyder 4-1.
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VIDEO: Iran's Rahman Amouzad grabs silver in 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Rahman Amouzad claimed a silver medal in the final of 65 kg in the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
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Freestyler Rahman Amouzad wins silver in Paris Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian freestyle wrestler claimed a silver medal in the final of 65 kg in Paris Olympics on Sunday.
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Freestyle wrestler Zare bags silver for Iran in 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Amirhossein Zare narrowly lost to Georgian Geno Petriashvili in the men’s 125kg final of the 2024 Olympic Games Saturday night.
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VIDEO: Iran's Amouzad advances to Olympic semi-final
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Rahman Amouzad on Saturday advanced to the 2024 Olympic Games semi-final by defeating his Albanian rival Islam Lechiyevich Dudaev in the weight category of 65 kg.
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VIDEO: Iran's Amouzad defeats American rival in 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Rahman Amouzad on Saturday defeated his American opponent Zain Retherford in the category of 65 kg in the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Hassan Yazdani wins silver in 2024 Olympic Games
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA)– Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani snatched a silver medal in the 2024 Olympic Games Friday night.
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VIDEO: Watch how Emami beats Italian opponent
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA)– Watch how Freestyle wrestler Younes Emami from Iran, defeats his Italian opponent 9-4 in Paris Olympics earlier on Friday.
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Iran’s Mohmadi grabs silver medal at 2024 Paris Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Alireza Mohmadi claimed a silver medal in the 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday night.
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Iranian freestyle wrestlers become Asian champions
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iran's freestyle wrestlers collected 9 gold medals to become U20 Asian champions in the competitions held in Thailand.