Aliyari Claims Iran’s first medal in World Greco-Roman championship
Tasnim – Mahdi Aliyari from Iran won a bronze medal at the Greco-Roman competition of the World Wrestling Championship on Sunday. Aliyari,…
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Iran’s gold medals rise to 7 as Greco-Roman wrestlers shine
MNA – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers Mohammadali Garaei at 77kg and Hossein Noori at 87kg have added two gold medals to Iran’s tally…
Rouhani hails young wrestlers performance at World C’ships
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the performance of Iranian wrestlers who won titles of both freestyle and Greco-Roman at 2018…
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers crowned in 2018 Cadet World Championships
Press TV – The national Iranian cadet Greco-Roman wrestling team has put in impressive displays of grappling skills at the 2018 Cadet Wrestling World…
Iran crowned at 2018 Cadet Asian C’ships
MNA – The Iranian Junior Greco-Roman wrestlers have claimed the tile of 2018 Cadet Asian Championships in Uzbekistan with 4 gold medals,…
Iran officially withdraws from 2018 Wrestling World Cup
MNA – Following UWW’s decision to deny Ahvaz to host the 2018 Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup, Iran has officially opted out…
Iranian wrestlers snatch 5 medals in XXII Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial
Press TV – Iranian freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers have exhibited remarkable grappling skills at the XXII Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial,…
Iran crowned at 2018 Takhti wrestling tournament
MNA – Iran’s Greco-Roman team finished first in the Takhti Greco-Roman Cup with 12 medals in Mahshahr, Khuzestan province, January 25-26. Iranian…
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers crowned vice champion in Cadet World Championships
Press TV – The national Iranian cadet Greco-Roman wrestling team has finished as the overall vice champion of the 2017 Cadet World…
Iranian wrestler Niknejad dies after suffering heart attack during bout
Press TV – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Hossein Niknejad has passed away after suffering a heart attack during a match at the National…
Iranian among world’s top Greco-Roman wrestlers
IRNA – According to the latest ranking of the United World Wrestling, by the end of July 31, an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler…
Iran Greco-Roman wrestler receives gold in World Champs 2017
IRNA – Iranian Greco-Roman junior wrestler Amin Kaviani Nejad snatched the third gold medal of Iran squad in World Championships 2017 which…
Iran wins Asian Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship
Tasnim – Iran claimed the title of the 2017 Asian Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship on Thursday. The Iranian team won three gold medals…
Iran’s wrestling team stands 3rd at Greco-Roman World Cup
MNA – Iran’s senior Greco-Roman wrestling team defeated Turkey 7-1 on Friday and ranked third at the 2017 World Cup. The Iranian…
Photos: Abadan hosting Greco-Roman World Cup
FNA | Amin Ansari: Greco-Roman World Cup is underway in Iran’s southern city of Abadan with national squad leading the competitions strongly.…
Greco-Roman World Cup 2017 kicks off in southwestern Iran
IRNA – The Greco-Roman World Cup 2017 competitions kicked off in Abadan, a city in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan on…
Cadet wrestlers win medals in World C’ships
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Three Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers have so far claimed three medals, including one gold, in the 2016 Cadet…
Mohammad Bana quits as Iran Greco-Roman Wrestling coach
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran Wrestling Federation decided not to renew Mohammad Bana’s contract as head coach of Greco-Roman team. Bana’s contract ran…
Rezaei bags Greco-Roman bronze medal in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s 98kg athlete Ghasem Rezaei who was a hope for gold medal ended up in…
Iran’s Akhlaghi out of Rio Olympics wrestling bouts
In a shocking upset for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s contingent at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Greco-Roman wrestler and medal hope Habibollah Akhlaghi has…
Young Iranian Greco-Roman grabblers shine in Asian Cadet Championship
The national Iranian cadet Greco-Roman wrestling team has been crowned as the champion of the 2016 Cadet Asian Championship in Chinese Taipei.…
Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers claim 4 medals in Poland Open
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers have demonstrated outstanding athletic and gripping qualities at the Poland Open, Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski 2016 and received four medals,…
Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestlers finish as vice champions in Romania event
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers have collected nine medals at the Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon 2016 tournament in Romania, finishing as vice champions. On…
Iranian wrestler snatches gold at World Deaf C’ships
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Iran’s audibly-challenged senior Greco-Roman wrestler has won the title of the 4th World Deaf Senior Greco-Roman and…
Takhti Cup to host 15 foreign teams
TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – A total of 15 countries have so far announced readiness to take part at the 36th Senior…
Iran beaten by Azerbaijan at Greco-Roman world cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran was defeated against Azerbaijan Republic on Thursday at the Greco-Roman World Cup underway in the Iranian capital of…
Iranian wrestlers crowned Takhti Cup Champions
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian free-style and Greco-Roman wrestling teams have been crowned as the champion of the 35th Takhti…
Iran names Greco-Roman athletes for Takhti Cup
TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Iranian team announced the name of its Greco-Roman athletes to attend the 35th annual freestyle and Greco-Roman…
Wrestlers from 45 countries invited to Takhti Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran Wrestling Federation has invited 45 countries to take part in the Takhti Cup. The 35th annual freestyle and…
Iran’s coverage: Source close to Iran’s nuclear negotiating team: No halt to Iran’s enrichment R&D
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: No Halt to Iran’s Enrichment R&D: Source A source close to Iran’s…
Photos: Iran wins World Wrestling Clubs Cup
Iranian squad Pastor Andimeshk won the Greco-Roman World Wrestling Club Championships, defeating Russian team Samurgashev in the final match. By…
Iran wins World Wrestling Clubs Cup
TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Iranian squad Pastor Andimeshk won the Greco-Roman World Wrestling Club Championships, defeating Russian team Samurgashev in the…
Iran’s Omid Norouzi claims Silver in World Wrestling Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Omid Norouzi of Iran won a silver medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 66kg of the 2014 World Wrestling Championships…
Iran crowned champion in Asian Youth Wrestling Tournament
Tehran, June 6, IRNA – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers were crowned champion in the Asian Youth Wrestling Tournament held in Ulan Bator, Mongolia,…
Photos: Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers return home
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Amir Aliakbari has bagged a gold medal in the 2013 World Wrestling Championships to help the national team stand…
Iran to wrestle U.S. team in New York’s Grand Central Terminal
U.S. wrestlers will take on Iran and Russia in New York’s Grand Central Terminal as the international wrestling community tries to promote…
Photos: Iran claims victory against Turkey and Kazakhstan in Greco-Roman wrestling World Cup
Pictures below show World Cup for freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling which was held in Tehran Today. By IRNA
Gasem Gholamreza Rezaei wins 3rd Greco-Roman gold medal at London Olympics for Iran
By Washington Post LONDON — Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei of Iran won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in 96-kg Greco-Roman wrestling. He beat…
Iran shoots for 3rd Greco-Roman gold medal in 3 days at London Olympics
By Washington Post LONDON — Iran had never won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling until the London Games. By the…
Iran’s Omid Haji-Norouzi wins 2nd Olympic gold medal
Omid Norouzi of Iran won Olympic gold medal in men’s 60-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling beating his Georgian opponent Revaz Lashkhi. Haji-Norouzi defeated his Georgian opponent…