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.

Since the 1950s, from Takhti to Yazdani, Iran has risen as a global wrestling powerhouse, producing Olympic, World, and Asian champions in freestyle and Greco-Roman, showcasing unmatched global excellence.

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’s junior Greco-Roman wrestling team successfully defended its championship title at a major international competition held in Athens, Greece.

Iran’s youth freestyle wrestling team achieved remarkable success at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Kyrgyzstan, securing four gold medals, two silver, and one bronze.

Footballer Mehdi Taremi and Taekwondo star Nahid Kiani win top honors at the annual sports awards function for their superlative performances in the Iranian calendar year 1403.

Iranian wrestlers defeated their Russian counterparts in both freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions in a friendly bilateral competition held in Moscow on Friday and Saturday.