Freestyle Wrestling

Iran, Serbia wrestling federations sign MoU

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The presidents of the wrestling federations of Serbia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on the expansion of bilateral cooperation.

Iran freestyle runner-up at World Military Wrestling C'ship

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Iran's freestyle wrestling team won 4 gold, 4 silver, and two bronze medals and gained 210 points to finish runner-up in the 35th World Military Wrestling Championship.

Iran freestyle team 2nd in 2021 U23 World Wrestling C'ships

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Russia freestyle team outplaced Iran to win the title of the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships.

Iran freestylers win four medals in U23 WWC

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestlers claimed four medals in the penultimate day of the U23 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday.

Ghasempour wins Iran’s 3rd gold at World Wrestling C'ships

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Iran freestyle wrestlers Kamran Ghasempour won Iran’s third gold medal in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.

Leader thanks medal winners in world wrestling c'ships

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei in a message on Monday thanked the honorable champions and medal winners in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships underway in Norway.

Iranian wrestlers win two silver medals in world C'ships Mon.

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – On the second day of the 2021 World Wrestling Championships underway in Norway, the two silver medals were added to Iran's tally.

Raeisi felicitates Iran wrestlers on winning gold in WWC

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi congratulated Hassan Yazdani and Amir Hossein Zare on winning the gold medal at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships (WWC) in Norway.

Ghalibaf congrats Yazdani, Zare for winning gold in 2021 WWC

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker felicitated outstanding victory of two freestyle wrestlers ‘Hassan Yazadi’ and ‘Amir Hossein Zare’ in 2021 World Wrestling Championship (WWC) which is underway in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

Zare wins Iran's 2nd gold medal in World Wrestling C'ships

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Iran freestyle wrestler Amir Hossein Zare won Iran’s second gold medal at the 2021 World Wrestling Championship underway in Oslo, Norway on Sunday.

Yazdani wins US opponent in final of world wrestling C'ships

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Iran freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani won the first gold medal for Iran in the 2021 World Wrestling Championship underway in Oslo, Norway on Sunday.

4 Iranians advance to semis of world wrestling c'ships

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – On the second day of the 2021 World Wrestling Championships underway in Norway, four Iranian free-style wrestlers advanced to the semifinals of the competitions.

Iranian wrestlers begin world C'ships with decisive wins

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Iranian wrestlers won their first matches against Kazakhstan and Amerian opponents in the world championship with swift and decisive victories.

2021 World Junior C’ships:

Iran freestyle wrestlers win 2 gold, 1 bronze

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestlers managed to win two gold and one bronze medal in the 2021 edition of the World Junior Championships underway in Russia.

4 Iranian wrestlers into final of world c’ships in Russia

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Four Iranian freestyle wrestlers have advanced to the final of the Junior World Championships underway in Russia's Ufa.

Iran's Zare takes bronze medal at Tokyo 2020

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Amirhossein Zare from Iran claimed a bronze medal in the men's freestyle 125 kg of the 2020 Olympic Games on Friday.

Freestyle wrestler Ghiasi loses to Indian rival

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler in the men’s 65kg weight category Morteza Ghiasi lost the quarterfinal match to his Indian rival Bajrang Punia on Friday.

Tokyo Olympics:

Hassan Yazdani settles for silver

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani received the silver medal of the men’s 86kg category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics:

Hassan Yazdani defeats Russian rival to win ticket to final

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Iran's Hassan Yazdani beat his powerful opponent from Russia Naifonov 7-1 in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympic Games to advance to the final of the competition.

Iran freestyle wrestlers bag 9 medals at Turkish tournament

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – The Iranian men's freestyle wrestling team won 5 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals in Turkey's Yaşar Doğu Cup.

Iranian wrestlers shine on 2nd day of Turkey's tournament

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – The Iranian national freestyle wrestling team won seven more victories on the second day of the Turkish Yaşar Doğu Cup on Saturday.

Yazdani says will do his best for Olympics gold

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s Olympian Hassan Yazdani vows to do his utmost in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Iran wins Asian freestyle wrestling title

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The freestyle team of Iran claimed the title of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan’s Almaty.

Asian Olympic Qualifiers:

Iran freestylers win two gold, one silver

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s freestyle wrestlers collected two gold and one silver medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers.

3 more wrestling berths for Iran at Tokyo Asian qualifier

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iranian wrestling freestylers secured three more berths at the Asian Olympic qualification tournament in Almaty in Kazakhstan.

Iran wrestling teams to participate in Bulgarian event

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Iran will dispatch freestyle and Greco-Roman teams to an international event in Bulgaria dubbed ‘Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov’.

Alireza Karimi wins silver at Matteo Pellicone

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Alireza Karimi won a silver medal at Matteo Pellicone in Italy’s Rome.

Iranian wrestlers snatch 4 medals from Ukrainian tourn.

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Iranian wrestlers managed to win four medals at the XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial in Kiev.