Leader congratulates Iran freestyle team on winning Asian c’ship
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has congratulated the Iranian freestyle team for being crowned as Asian wrestling champions…
Tag Archives: Iran’s wrestling
Iran Russia’s No 1 rival: Russian wrestling coach
IRNA – Iran is the traditional and number one rival of Russia’s wrestling and its wrestlers in various weight categories who wrestle…
International teams participate in Iranian wrestling champs
IRNA – The 4th edition of the international cadet freestyle wrestling tournament ‘Yadegar Imam Cup’ will be hosted in Arak city in…
Iran deaf wrestlers top world championships
IRAN – Iranian deaf freestyle wrestlers took the first place in world wrestling championship in Russia by winning five gold, one silver…
Ban on competing against Israeli rivals to avoid recognizing occupying regime
MNA – Stressing that Iran has no relation of any kind with the Israeli regime, Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iranian athletes are not…
Bust unveiled in memory of late world wrestling champion Takhti
Press TV – Iranian expatriates and wrestling enthusiasts have unveiled a bust in honor of late legendary Iranian freestyle wrestler Gholam Reza Takhti, who…
Iran protests unfair number of European referees at intl. wrestling contests
IFP – Iran’s representative to the United World Wrestling’s Presiding Board Rasoul Khadem has protested against the unfair number of European referees…
Hassan Yazdani wins historic gold at World Wrestling Championships
MNA – Hassan Yazdani won the gold medal of men’s freestyle 86kg at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, to become…
Iran finishes runner-up at Wrestling World C’ships
MNA – National Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling squad collected three bronze medals to become vice-champion at 2017 Wrestling World Championships in Paris. The…
Iran’s early championship in Junior Asian Wrestling Tournament
IRNA – With two Iranian wrestlers reaching the finals and five medals gained on the first day of the tournament, Iran’s Junior…
Americans first to arrive in Iran’s Kermanshah for Wrestling World Cup
IFP- American wrestlers were the first ones to arrive in Kermanshah for Iran Wrestling World Cup. They arrived in Tehran on Monday…
US wrestlers in limbo after Iran bans them from tournament
AP| LUKE MEREDITH AND NASSER KARIMI: American wrestler Jordan Burroughs saw this month’s tournament in Iran as a chance to redeem himself…
United World Wrestling statement on Iran’s Freestyle World Cup
Tasnim- United World Wrestling is committed to offering the world’s best wrestlers the opportunity to compete in topnotch tournaments around the world,…
Wrestler Jordan Burroughs: World Cup event in Iran also about diplomacy
ABC News– There is no place five-time world champion Jordan Burroughs enjoys competing more than wrestling-crazed Iran. The passion of the fans…
Iran’s Rezaei named 3rd best Greco-Roman wrestler in world
Press TV- Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Ghasem Rezaei has maintained his position as the world’s third best athlete in the 98-kilogram weight category in the 2016 year-end rankings…
Khadem elected to United World Wrestling bureau
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – President of Iran Wrestling Federation Rasoul Khadem has been elected as the new member of United World…
Iran wins five bronze medals in Goresh and Belt Wrestling Championship
Iranian wrestlers have won five bronze medals at the Asian Goresh and Belt Wrestling Championship in Turkmenistan. On Monday, Iranian athlete Amir…
Iranian referee to officiate at Rio Olympics
TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Chairman of refereeing committee of Iran’s Wrestling Federation has been selected to officiate Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.…
Photos: Traditional Chookheh wrestling tournament in Northeastern Iran
ESFARAYEN – Tournaments of Chookheh wrestling, one of the traditional styles of wrestling in Iran, are annually held in different parts of…
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Nematpour announces retirement
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Taleb Nematpour has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 31. The Greco-Roman…
Great chance for wrestlers in World Cup: Iran’s top official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian freestyle technical director Alireza Rezaei said 2015 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup is a good chance for their wrestlers…
Iran gains 3 gold medals in Takhti Cup Free-Style
Kermanshah, Feb 12, IRNA – Iran pocketed three gold medals in the Free-Style event of the the 35th annual freestyle and Greco-Roman…
Intl. Takhti Cup wrestling teams arrive in Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Wrestling Federation announced 10 foreign teams have arrived in Iran to attend the 35th annual freestyle…
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…
Hamid Sourian still top Greco-Roman wrestler
TEHRAN, Jan. 10(MNA) – According to the latest ranking of United World Wrestling, Hamid Sourian has maintained his position as the best…
Iranians commemorate legendary free-style wrestler’s death anniversary
Iranians from the four corners of the country have gathered in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to mark the 47th anniversary of the…