Selected

Iran becomes Asia’s freestyle wrestling champion with 6 golds

Iran’s freestyle wrestlers have won the Asian championship in Mongolia with six gold medals.

Iranian wrestlers Rahman Amouzadeh in the 65 kg category, Younes Emami in 74 kg, Ali Savadkouhi in 79, Amir Hossein Firouzpour in 92 kg, Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian in 97 kg and Yadollah Mohebi in 125 kg snatched gold medals in the Asian championship.

Dariush Hazratgholizadeh in the 61 kg category won a silver medal while Mohammad Mehdi Yeganeh Jafari in 70 kg and Mohsen Mostafavi each secured a bronze medal.

At the end of the competitions, Iran became Asia’s champion with 201 points while India and Kazakstan came second and third respectively with 152 and 151 points.

Earlier, the Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team ranked second in the Asian competitions.

The 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships were the 35th edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships of combined events, and ran from Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 24 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

IFP Editorial Staff

The IFP Editorial Staff is composed of dozens of skilled journalists, news-writers, and analysts whose works are edited and published by experienced editors specialized in Iran News. The editor of each IFP Service is responsible for the report published by the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website, and can be contacted through the ways mentioned in the "IFP Editorial Staff" section.

Recent Posts

Advisor to Iran leader: Tehran ready for talks, but won’t give in to pressure over nuclear issue

Kamal Kharrazi, the head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations and an advisor to…

1 hour ago

President Pezeshkian says Tehran committed to complete North-South transit corridor

Iran's President Massoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed the Iranian government's commitment to completing the North-South transit…

1 hour ago

Art event brings diplomats, artists and ordinary citizens together inside Iranian Foreign Ministry

An artistic event titled Autumn-Leaf was held in Meydan Mashgh, within Iran’s Foreign Ministry’s premises…

4 hours ago

North Korea preparing to ship more forces, drones to Russia: S. Korea

North Korea is preparing to deploy additional troops, weapons and other military equipment, including drones,…

4 hours ago

Iran, E3 set to resume talks in January: Spokesman

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has stated that a fresh round of talks between Iran…

5 hours ago

Legendary Iranian actress, voice performer Zhaleh Olov passes away

Zhaleh Olov, a celebrated actress of Iranian cinema, theater, television, and a renowned radio voice…

7 hours ago