TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) The United World Wrestling (UWW) has nominated Tehran and Mazandaran as the host city for the first round of FILA Wrestling World Cup club competitions. Representatives of the United World Wrestling (UWW) have been announced for the first round of freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions of FILA Wrestling World Cup. The freestyle ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) Iranian freestyle wrestlers, Mostafa Hosseinkhani in 70 kg and Reza Yazdani in 97 kg classes, have been announced to lead FILA World rankings in Freestyle. FILA announced freestyle wrestling World ranking in May and Mostafa Hosseinkhani with Reza Yazdani are at top of their weight classes. Nearly 120 wrestlers from 21 countries,...

[caption id="attachment_110027" align="alignright" width="243"] Iranian junior Greco-Roman wrestler Payam Boyeri (center)[/caption] Iranian junior Greco-Roman wrestler Payam Boyeri has exhibited his skills and strength at the 2014 International Fdration Internationale des Luttes Associes (FILA) Junior World Championships in Croatia, picking up a silver ...

Tehran, Aug 3, IRNA - The National Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team Sunday left Tehran for Zagreb, Croatia, to participate in the FILA Junior Greco-Roman World Championships. The contest is to be held from August 4-6. The Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers won the title of the 2014 Asian Junior Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan. By IRNA  ...

[caption id="attachment_107071" align="alignright" width="266"] The 2014 FILA Cadet World Championships runs from July 15 to 20 in Snina, Slovakia.[/caption] Young Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers have snatched two medals, including one silver, at the 2014 Fdration Internationale des Luttes Associes (FILA) Cadet World Championships in Slovakia. On Tuesday ...

  TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a message on Monday commended the countrys national freestyle wrestling team for winning the world championship title.   Irans national freestyle wrestling team was crowned world cup championship in the United States on Sunday evening....

TEHRAN, March 17 (MNA) In a message published by government official website, Irans president Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Iranian freestyle wrestlers victory at 2014 World Cup. He addressed coaches, wrestlers and the whole members of Iranian freestyle wrestling team and praised their victory at Los Angeles champions. On Sunday evening, the ...

Los Angeles, March 16, IRNA Iranian national freestyle wrestling team beat powerful Russian side 6-2 Sunday night to defend its championship title mightily. The proud Iranian athletes who had beaten all their rivals in their A Group to reach the final of the FILA World Cup won six of the final matches against renowned Russian champions despite the ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Seven months after losing its Olympic place, wrestling was reinstated for the 2020 Games on Sunday when the IOC overturned a decision many members thought was a mistake. The sport, which has ancient roots in the Olympics, easily defeated bids from baseball-softball and squash. It will now join the program of the 2020 ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Serbian President of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, FILA, Nenad Lalovic, is to visit Tehran in October. In addition to meeting the Iranian wrestling and other top sports and National Olympic Committee officials,Lalovic is to visit the facilities of the Iranian wrestling teams. Lalovic has been ...

[caption id="attachment_39136" align="alignright" width="210"] Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani speaks during his visit to the Majlis (parliament) on July 14, 2013.[/caption] Iran news headlines on Tuesday include former US officials calling fordiplomacy with new Iran president;expulsion of some Iranians from UAE; Supreme leaderappointment of ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian Professor Tuesday was appointed by the International Wrestling Federation (FILA) as a member of its scientific committee. Bahman Mirzayee, who is the faculty member and associate professor of Gilan university, will serve as the member of scientific committee of FILA. Conducting research in the field of wrestling and ...