TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Hamid Sourian won a ticket for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the qualifying tournament in Istanbul on Friday. One of the biggest names in wrestling over the last decade defeated Tsymbalyuk Dmitry from Ukraine 8-0 in the semi-final and qualified for the Olympics. In the final match, the 59kg wrestler ...

Tehran, April 27, IRNA President of Bulgarian Wresting Federation Valentin Yordanov honored Iranian wrestling world champion Hamid Sourian at the end of Dan Kolov and Nikola Petrov International Tournament. Yordanov, also the Bulgarian wrestling legend, presented gifts to Sourian who is a six-time world champion and won the gold medal in the 55-...

TEHRAN, Jan. 10(MNA) According to the latest ranking of United World Wrestling, Hamid Sourian has maintained his position as the best Greco-Roman wrestler in weight class of 59 kg. Moreover, Omid Nowrouzi has acheived the second place of class 66 kg, while Afshin Biabangard and Qasem Rezaei, hold the fourth place in 71 and 98 kg classes, respectively....

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei congratulates national Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team on winning the title of the 2014 Wrestling World Championships. In a message on Sunday night, Ayatollah Khamenei thanked the members and technical squad of the national wrestling team for their victory. The Leader further thanked ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Hamid Sourian claimed his sixth world title in the world championships on Sunday. In the final match held at the Gymnastics Palace in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the 59kg wrestler defeated Mingiyan Semenov from Russia 2-1 and won the title. Sourian has previously won the gold medal at the 2005 Budapest,...