Wrestling
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Iran freestyle team defend title in 2026 Asian C’hips
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s national freestyle wrestling team has been crowned Asian champions after securing a total of eight medals at the Asian Wrestling Championships.’
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Iranian wrestlers head to Tirana for UWW ranking tournament
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s selected freestyle wrestling team will depart for Albania on Monday to compete in the second 2026 Ranking Series event organized by United World Wrestling.
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Mirzapour named 2025 Iran’s pahlevan
TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Ahmad Mirzapour won the title of 2025 Iran’s Pahlevani Wrestling Championship on Friday.
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Iranians half of nominees for 2025 world's best wrestlers
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Iran emerged as the leading nation in United World Wrestling’s 2025 Best Wrestlers shortlist, securing five of the ten total nominations announced on Monday.
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By: Seyed Saeed Reza Razavi
Iran wrestling team warmly welcomed after championship
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The national Greco-Roman wrestling team, after securing the world championship title after 11 years, was warmly welcomed by Iranians upon returning to the country.
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FM congratulates national wrestling team on world victory
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expressed congratulations to the national wrestling team on their triumph at the 2025 World Championships.
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Iranian wrestling champion Reza Sookhteh-Saraei passes away
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Reza Sookhteh-Saraei, one of Iran’s most prominent heavyweight wrestlers and a two-time world silver medalist, has passed away at the age of 76 after a period of illness.
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Iran freestyle runners-up in 2025 World U17 Championships
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The 2025 U17 World Championships wrapped on Sunday evening at Ano Liosia Olympic Hall in Athens, Greece with the US winning the men’s freestyle team title in dramatic fashion.