Wrestling
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Iran’s U20 freestyle wrestlers win Asian championship title
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s national under-20 freestyle wrestling team has won the Asian championship title.
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Dominance of Iran youth in Asian wrestling
Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian youth wrestling team won 6 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals and became the undisputed champion of the Asian Championship.
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The 44th Takhti Cup Freestyle Wrestling Tournament
The 44th Takhti Cup freestyle wrestling competition was held on Friday (May 31, 2024) with the presence of 190 wrestlers at Enghelab Sports Complex in Zanjan.
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Iran earns 34 Paris Olympic 2024 quota spots
Tehran, IRNA – With the conclusion of the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships and the 2024 World Rowing Asian and Oceanian Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta, Iran’s contingent for the 2024 Paris Olympics has grown to 34 athletes.
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Ex-head of Iran's wrestling federation dies
Tehran, IRNA — The former president of the Wrestling Federation of the Islamic Republic Abolhassan Mirvahedi has passed away at 74.
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Change in time, venue of int’l Takhti Cup in Iran
Tehran, IRNA – The date and location of the 2024 international freestyle wrestling tournament known as the “Takhti Cup” has been changed, says the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation.
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Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers win Asian title
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s national Greco-Roman wrestlers snatched nine colorful medals in Asian Championships in Kyrgyzstan to crown champion of the tournament.
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Chokheh traditional wrestling matches held in Zainal Khan arena
Esfrain bacchue wrestling competition was held on Friday (April 12, 2024) with the presence of 152 athletes from all over the country in Zainel Khan spring arena of Esfrain in North Khorasan province. This sport event is known as the largest single-place and single-time tourism event in Iran, where more than 50,000 enthusiastic spectators from far and near cities come to watch it.
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Iran's freestyle wrestlers grab 5 gold medals to become champions in Asia
Tehran, IRNA – Iran clinched five gold medals and secured the championship title in the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championship, currently taking place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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Iran asks UWW to help lift Olympic ban on Russian Wrestling star
Tehran, IRNA – President of Iran’s Wrestling Federation Alireza Dabir has written a letter to the president of the United World Wrestling urging him to make every effort to help lift a ban on Russian Wrestling star from attending Paris Olympic Games.
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Alireza Pasandideh selected as VP of International Kurash Association
Tehran, IRNA- Alireza Pasandideh has been selected as the vice president of the International Kurash Association.
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Iran's Greco-Roman wrestlers rank 1st in Turkiye
Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team with four gold, five silver, and three bronze medals ranked first in Yasar Dogu & Vehbi Emre 2024 in Antalya, Turkiye.
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Former Iranian FILA vice president dies at 89
Tehran, IRNA – Former Vice President of the FILA and former member of the board of the United World Wrestling (UWW) Mohammad Tavakkol has passed away at the age of 89.
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Iran holds nationwide wrestling competition for U-13 children
Tehran, IRNA — Iran has held a national wrestling competition for U-13 athletes in Greco-Roman and freestyle.
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National freestyle wrestling team selection matches in northern Iran
The first stage of the selecting members of Iran's National Freestyle Wrestling Team for the year 2024 was held on Wednesday (December 13) with participation of about 500 freestyle wrestlers from different provinces in Rasoul Hosseini Hall in Sari, Mazandaran, northern Iran.
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Iran wrestling coach Dorostkar resigns amid criticism
Tehran, IRNA – Head coach of Iran’s national free-style wrestling team Pejman Dorostkar has resigned amid continued criticism of his team’s performance in the world championship tournament in Belgrade in September.
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Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships in Shiraz
Shiraz, southern Iran, hosted the Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships on November 16, 2023. The event was held for two days and was attended by 267 athletes. (IRNA photos published on November 18, 2023/ Reza Ghaderi)
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Iran Greco-Roman wrestler bags bronze medal in Asian Games
Hangzhou, IRNA - Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Danial Sohrabi in 67kg weight category defeated his Chinese rival and received a bronze medal in the Asian Games.
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Iran Greco-Roman wrestling runner-up in world championships
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling team has finished runner-up in the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Iranian freestyle wrestlers qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics
Tehran, IRNA – Two Iranian wrestlers, Hassan Yazdani and Amir-Hossein Zare, have secured their spots in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, by advancing to the final matches of the world competitions held in Serbia.
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Iranian wrestlers depart for Belgrade to attend world championships
Tehran, IRNA – Members of the Iranian national freestyle wrestling team have left Tehran for the Serbian capital of Belgrade to attend the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.
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Iranian cadet wrestling championship in Mashhad
The fourth edition of the national top talents Freestyle and Greco-Roman cadets wrestling competition was held at Ferdowsi University in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on September 10, 2023. (IRNA photos/Mohsen Bakhshandeh)
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Top Iranian wrestler suffers injury ahead of world games
Tehran, IRNA - The injury of the 92 kg Iranian freestyle wrestler Kamran Ghasempour has created ambiguity for his participation in Belgrade World Championships slated for September.
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Supreme Leader thanks Iran wrestlers for world championship titles
Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has extended a message of congratulation to Iran's U20 and U17 Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling teams for clinching championship titles in recent world competitions.
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Raisi felicitates Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers on world championship
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has congratulated Iran’s U20 Greco-Roman wrestling team on winning the world championship title.
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Iran's freestyle wrestlers win 2023 U20 World Championship
Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian freestyle wrestling wrestlers became champion at U20 World Championships on Wednesday.
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Iran wins 2023 World U17 Wrestling Championships
Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian teenage freestyle wrestling team has won the title of 2023 World Cadet Wrestling Championships by winning 6 colorful medals.
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Iran's junior wrestling team became the world champion
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's junior wrestling team won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals in the Turkish World Championships.
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Iran freestyle wrestling team announces roster
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian national wrestling team has announced the complete list of the freestyles ahead of the 2023 World Championships that will be held in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Iran launches online database of wrestlers
Tehran, IRNA- The Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation has launched an online database to streamline all wrestling activities in a country which is considered one of the leading wrestling powerhouses in the world.