Wrestling
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Nokhodi wins bronze in 2024 World Wrestling Championships
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Iranian freestyler Mohammad Nokhodi claimed a bronze medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships on Thursday night.
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Iran wins sumo championship in Asian Open
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The national Iranian workers' sumo wrestling team has ended its campaign at the Asian Open in Kyrgyzstan with commendable displays of gripping skills and finished as the champion in the international sporting event.
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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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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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VIDEO: Iranian wrestler beats Cuba's Sanchez in 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian wrestler Saeed Esmaeili defeated his Cuban opponent Luis Alberto Orta Sánchez 9-0 in the category of 67 kg and advanced to the semi-final stage.
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Iranian wrestler grabs country's first medal in 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – By snatching a bronze medal, Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Amin Mirzazadeh grabbed the first medal for his country in the 2024 Olympics.
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VIDEO: Iranian wrestler wins against Kyrgyz rival in Olympics
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammad Hadi Saravi defeated his Kyrgyz opponent Uzur Dzhuzupbekov 8-0 in the category of 97 kg in the 2024 Olympics and advanced to the semi final.
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Iranian wrestlers claim 2 more gold medals in Bulgaria
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iranian wrestlers Alireza Akbari and Abbas Ebrahimzadeh each received gold medals in the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov Tournament underway in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Iran’s Greco-Roman champion of 2024 Vehbi Emre
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Greco-Roman team won the title of the wrestling tournament 2024 Vehbi Emre.
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Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler grabs silver at Zagreb Open
TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Alireza Mohammadi won a silver medal at the 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open on Saturday.
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Yazdani to be fit for 2024 Olympics, surgeon says
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Orthopedic surgeon Hamidreza Aslani says that Iran’s freestyler Hassan Yazdani will be fit for the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Iran runner-up at 7th Deaf World Wrestling Championship
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran's freestyle wrestling team have become vice-champions at the 7th Deaf World Wrestling Championship.
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Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers win three golds in U20 World
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iran wrestlers never fail to put on a show and Saturday was no different as the country won three gold medals on the penultimate day of the U20 World Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan.
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Iranian freestyle wins title of 2023 U20 World Championships
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian freestyle wrestling team were crowned at U20 World Championships on Wednesday.
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Iran runner-up at U15 Asian Wrestling C’ship
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s freestyle team has stood in second place at the 2023 U15 Asian Wrestling Championship in Amman, Jordan.
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Iran wrestlers grab 3 gold medals in Bulgaria competitions
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iranian wrestlers grabbed 3 gold medals and 1 bronze medal in Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov Tournament in Bulgaria.
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Nine Iran’s wrestlers to compete in Egypt
TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Nine Iranian wrestlers are to compete in the Ibrahim Moustafa wrestling tournament slated to be held in Egypt.
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Iran’s Yazdani tops UWW Ranking in Freestyle
TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) - The United World Wrestling (UWW) has posted updates to the 2023 rankings in freestyle, naming Hassan Yazdani from Iran the number one in the ranking.
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Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers snatch colorful medals in Croatia
TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – At the international wrestling competition of the Zagreb Open Ranking Series on Friday, the representatives of Iran won one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal.
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Iran's Isfahan to host Greco-Roman World Clubs Cup
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian city of Isfahan was announced to host the 8th edition of the Greco-Roman Wrestling World Clubs Cup.
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Two Iranians named best wrestling coaches in Asia
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Mohammad Bana and Pejman Dorostkar have been named the best Asian coaches in both styles of wrestling.
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Iran runner-up at 2022 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup
TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Iranian men’s team has ranked second at the 2022 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup hosted by the United States.
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Rahman Amouzad wins gold medal in 2022 Wrestling C’ship
TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Rahman Amouzad defeated American opponent John Diakomihalis to win gold medal in the final match of weight of 65kg in 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade of Serbia on Sunday evening.
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Iran’s Ghasempour wins gold at 2022 World Wrestling Champions
TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Kamran Ghasempour claimed a gold medal in the 2022 World Wrestling Championships on Saturday.
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Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers win title in world c'ships
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – The U20 Iranian wrestling team became the champion of the World Championships in Bulgaria.
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Iranian wrestlers get 3 medals at 2022 Pytlasinski Cup
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iranian wrestlers have received three medals at the Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in the Polish capital of Warsaw.
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Iranian wrestler wins silver medal at 2022 Pytlasinski Cup
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iranian wrestler Ali-Asghar Sam Daliri won a silver medal on the final day of the Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup which is being held in the Polish capital of Warsaw.
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Iran wrestlers crowned in Kazakhstan competitions
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling team became the champions of the 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup in Kazakhstan.
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By: Reza Akbari Kotamjani
15th Shahed Int'l Wrestling Cups held in Rasht
TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – The 15th edition of the Shahed Cup international Greco Roman wrestling tournament was held in Rasht in Guilan province.