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Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has congratulated Iran's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling teams' ...

Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida believes his impending clash against Amir Aliakbari will showcase two of mixed martial arts' most ...

Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestler Ali Ahmadi Vafa believes that he has won the gold medal in the U-23 World Championships with the ...

Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team has made a strong showing at the World Wrestling Championships, securing two medals—one gold and one silver.

The Iranian team won three gold medals, one silver and three bronzes in the competition, held in Tirana, Albania. Mehdi Yousefi seized the gold in the 79kg, beating Chinese wrestler Feng Lu 12-5 in ...

Danial Sohrabi also defeated Swede Georgios Barbanos 9-0 in the 72kg bronze medal match and in the 97kg weight class Shayan Habibzare beat Richard Karelson from Estonia 8-5 to win Iran’s second bronze ...

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Speaking on Tuesday during the unveiling of a new book on wrestling, the minister emphasized the sport’s importance as a symbol of Iranian identity. “Wrestling is more than a sport. It is part of our ...

With an incredible performance, Iranian freestyle wrestlers have become champions at the 2024 U23 World Championships held in Albania.