Wrestling

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers rank 2nd in Turkey competitions

Tehran, May 30, IRNA – Iran’s National Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling team ranked second at a tournament in Istanbul, Turkey with nine colorful medals on Sunday.
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Iran's Greco-Roman wrestlers bag 5 medals in Champions in Turkey

Tehran, May 30, IRNA – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team grabbed five medals in Champions in Turkey (May 28-30).
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Int’l Takhti Greco-Roman Wrestling Cup

As the series of photos depict, the 41st round of the International Takhti Cup commemorating legendary wrestler late Gholamreza Takhti started at Azadi Sports Complex in Iran today on Wednesday. Gholamreza Takhti (1930-1968) won 1 gold and 2 silver medals at the Olympic Games as well as 2 gold and 2 silver medals at the World Championships, the official website of the United World Wrestling reports. Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2021. IRNA/Ehsan Naderipour
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Iranian wrestler wins silver in Asian championship

Tehran, April 18, IRNA – Iranian wrestler Hossein Khani won the silver medal of the 74-kilogram weight category of the Asian Freestyle Wrestling Championship.
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Largest wrestling camp to open in Iran

Tehran, April 16, IRNA -- The head of Iran Wrestling Federation Alireza Dabir said on Friday that, world's largest wrestling camp will open in Iran. The camp will be named after Martyr Mostafa Sadrzadeh.
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Iran wrestlers bag 6 gold, one silver medals in Bulgaria

Tehran, April 11, IRNA – Iranian wrestlers won six gold medals and one silver at the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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Iranian wrestling referee to officiate European OG Qualifier

Tehran, March 14, IRNA – Iranian Olympic referee Mohammad Mosallaiepour is to officiate European OG Qualifier in Hungary upon the official invitation of the United World Wrestling.
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Karimi only Iranian wrestler in 2021 World Rankings

Tehran, March 12, IRNA – Alireza Karimi, freestyle wrestler, is the only Iranian who has been listed among top wrestlers of the world in 2021 rankings by the United World Wrestling (UWW).
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Gholamreza Takhti; Iran's legendary wrestling champion

Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA – Iran’s legendary wrestler of the 50s and 60s, 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. They commemorated Takhti's 53rd demise anniversary today.
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Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling Premier League competitions

Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling Premier League competitions were held on Thursday at Azadi Sports Complex.Tehran, Iran. October 18, 2020, IRNA/Ehsan Naderipour.
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Croatian Wrestling Federation invites Iran for Grand Prix Zagreb

Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA – Croatian Wrestling Federation has sent an official letter, inviting Iran’s Greco-Roman national team to attend 2020 Grand Prix Zagreb.
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Father of Iran’s modern wrestling passes away

Tehran, July 19, IRNA – The Father of Iran’s modern wrestling Kioumars Abolmaleki passed away on Sunday at the age of 97.
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UWW lauds performance of Iran's referee commission

Tehran, June 27, IRNA – The United World Wrestling in a letter expressed satisfaction over performance of the referee commission of Iranian wrestling federation.
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Iranian athlete at semi-finals of Fantasy Wrestling Tournament of UWW

Tehran, June 26, IRNA – Iran's Greco-Roman style wrestler reached the Fantasy Wrestling Tournament held by United World Wrestling.
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Iranian wrestler ranks 3rd in world ranking

Shiraz, April 4, IRNA – Meysam Delkhani, a member of Iran’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team, has ranked third in the world, according to the latest rankings.
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My share in fighting coronavirus epidemic

Iranian wrestling champion calls on other Iranian champions to be “ambassadors of health”

Hamedan, March 18, IRNA – Mohammd-Hossein Soltani, a veteran Iranian wrestler and a 2012 World Cup champion, called on all Iranian champions to carry out their share in the fight against the new coronavirus and be the “ambassadors of health”.
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Four Iranian wrestlers advance to semi-finals of Asian Championships

Tehran, Feb 22, IRNA – Four Iranian wrestlers defeated all their rivals on Saturday to advance to the semi-finals of the Asian Freestyle Wrestling Championship underway in New Delhi, India.
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Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team crowns Asian championship

Tehran, Feb 18, IRNA – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team bagged five gold, one silver, and three bronze medals to crown champion at Senior Asian Championships.
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Iranian wrestlers scoop 4 medals at Senior Asian Champs

Tehran, Feb 18, IRNA – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers grabbed 4 medals at Senior Asian Championships being held in India.
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Five Iranian wrestlers advance to semi-finals of Asian Championships

Tehran, Feb 18, IRNA – Five Iranian wrestlers defeated all their rivals on Monday to advance to the semi-finals of the Asian Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship underway in New Delhi, India.
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Iranian wrestlers bag 7 medals in Turkish champs

Tehran, Feb 3, IRNA – Iranian wrestlers received two gold, one silver and four bronze medals and stood on the third place in the championships held in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
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Iran wins 2 gold medals in Italy Wrestling Tournament

Tehran, Jan 18, IRNA – Iranian wrestlers bagged two gold medals in the Matteo Pellicone Memorial which was held in Rome from January 17-18.
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Iran freestylers grab two gold medals in Rome Championship

Tehran, Jan 18, IRNA – Iranian freestyle wrestlers Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian and Amir Hossein Zare received gold medals in Matteo Pellicone championships held in Rome, Italy.
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100 foreign athletes participating in Bojnourd Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup

Bojnourd, Jan 15, IRNA – Some 100 foreign athletes will participate in the 3rd Zurkhaneh Sports and Koshti Pahlavani World Cup to be hosted by Bojnourd, North Khorasan province.
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UWW president terms Iran as cradle of wrestling

Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA - President of United World Wrestling (UWW) Nenad Lalovic on Saturday described Iran as the cradle of wrestling, noting imagining the sport in the world without Iran is impossible.
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World Wrestling Representative to attend Takhti Cup

Tehran, Dec 31, IRNA – Olympic referee from India Ashok Kumar as United World Wrestling (UWW) representative is supposed to attend Takhti Cup in Iran.
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Asian Wrestling Council names 2 Iranian coaches as best in 2019

Tehran, Dec 31, IRNA – The Asian Wrestling Council has chosen Iranian coaches Mohammad Bana and Gholamreza Mohammadi as best coaches in 2019.
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Iranian junior wrestlers win 7 medals in Russia

Tehran, Dec 28, IRNA – Iran's junior freestyle wrestling team snatched three gold, one silver and three bronze medals in Russia's Christmas Championships.
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Iran ranks 1st in Belt Wrestling World Championships

Tehran, Dec 23, IRNA – Iranian female national wrestling team with one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal stood in the first place in the Belt Wrestling World Championships held in Kazakhstan.
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6th wrestling World Club Championships kicks-off in Iran

Bojnourd, Dec 18, IRNA – The 6th Freestyle (FS) and Greco-Roman (GR) Wrestling World Club Championships 2019, started on Wednesday in Northeast Iran city of Bojnourd.
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