Mohmadi wins U23 World Greco-Roman wrestling gold; Jarkani, Yazdi reach finals
Tehran - BORNA - The bronze medal and final matches of the 60, 67, 72, 82, and 97 kg weight categories of the 2026 U23 Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championships were held earlier this morning in Las Vegas, United States.
In the 82 kg weight category, Abolfazl Mohmadi defeated Martik Petrosyan of Armenia 2-1 in the final, securing Iran's first gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Also, in the 67 kg weight class, Mohammad Kamali secured a 6-0 victory over Yurik Hovoyan of Armenia in the bronze medal match to claim the bronze.
The preliminary matches for the second five weight categories were also held, during which Erfan Jarkani at 63 kg and Yasin Yazdi at 87 kg became finalists.
Armin Shamsipour at 55 kg and Ahoura Boveiri at 77 kg will also compete in the repechage for a chance at the bronze medal.
The results of the Iranian Greco-Roman representatives in the second five weight categories are as follows:
In the 55 kg weight category, Armin Shamsipour defeated Maxim Sarmanov of Moldova 13-4 in the first round. In the next round, he beat Zhao of China 8-0. Shamsipour was defeated 8-1 by More of India in the quarterfinals, and due to his opponent's advancement to the final, Shamsipour entered the repechage bracket. He must first wrestle Isaac Marin Mata of Mexico, and if victorious, he will face Malik Gigiev of Russia in the bronze medal match.
In the 63 kg weight category, Erfan Jarkani defeated Khozrevanidze of Georgia 4-2 in the first round. In the next stage, he overcame Troplini of Albania with a score of 9-0. Jarkani then defeated Vitalie Eriomenco of Moldova 2-1 to reach the semifinals. At this stage, he beat Engi of Turkey 5-1 and became a finalist. Jarkani will wrestle Manato Nakamura of Japan in the final match.
In the 77 kg weight category, Ahoura Boveiri defeated Eremeev of Estonia 9-0 in the first round. In the next round, he lost 5-1 to Alam Eldin of Egypt. Given his opponent's presence in the final, Boveiri returned to the repechage bracket. He must first wrestle Ruslan Nurullayev of Azerbaijan, and if victorious, he will then face Gonheim Hatland of Norway. If he defeats this wrestler, he will advance to the bronze medal match, where he must compete against Irfan Mirzayev of Ukraine for the bronze.
In the 87 kg weight category, Yasin Yazdi, after a bye in the first round, defeated Vamos of Serbia 11-0 in the second round. He went on to defeat Hajiyev of Azerbaijan 6-2, advancing to the semifinal match. At this stage, Yazdi overcame Martin Lusak of Norway 3-1 to reach the final. He must face Temirlan Turdakin of Kazakhstan to win the gold medal.
In the 130 kg weight category, Abolfazl Fathi Tazangi, after a bye in the first round, was defeated 1-1 (by criteria) by Darabos of Hungary in the second round. Given that this wrestler lost in the subsequent stage, Tazangi was eliminated from the competition.
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