Iranian freestyle wrestlers secured three medals on day two of the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb on Sunday, including gold in the heavyweight category.

Two legendary figures in Iranian wrestling Mohammad Reza Soukhtehsaraei and Emam-Ali Habibi have passed away at the ages of 76 and 94 respectively after long and hard-fought battles with diseases.

Iran has won freestyle team title for the first time in under-23 World Wrestling Championships.

Iranian free-style wrestler Amirhossein Zare clinched the gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships

Amirmohammad Yazdani, Hassan Yazdani, and Amirhossein Zare reached the finals in their respective categories.

Iran’s gold-less streak in the 2022 Wrestling World Championship has been finally broken through Kamran Ghasempour, as the free-stylers have the chance to make it 3 on day 9 of the event in Belgrade, Serbia. 

Iran’s Greco Roman Wrestling team have picked up 1 gold and 2 silver medals from the first 5-weight categories of the Under 20 World Championships in Bulgaria.