Iranian swimmer Parsa Shahshahani secured Iran's first medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, winning silver in the men's 200m backstroke final with a time of 2:02.74.
The finalists in the last four weight categories of the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships have been determined, with the United States securing three spots in the finals and Iran’s Amir Mohammad Yazdani advancing to the repechage round.
Russian heavyweight wrestler Abdulla Kurbanov has advanced to the 125kg final of the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships after defeating Azerbaijan’s Giorgi Meshvildishvili, ending a 13-year absence of Russian heavyweights from the world final.
The competition in the final four weight categories of the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships began on Saturday morning in Kazakhstan, with Iranian wrestlers Mohammad Nokhodi and Milad Valizadeh securing dominant opening-round victories, while Amir Mohammad Yazdani narrowly avoided defeat in the closing seconds of his bout.
Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth Ahmad Donyamali and his Senegalese counterpart, Djirèye Clotilde Coly, agreed during a meeting in Dakar to expand bilateral cooperation and prepare a memorandum of understanding on sports and youth affairs.
Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team won the 2026 World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, with 192 points and nine medals across 10 weight classes, claiming the world team title for the second consecutive year and recording the best result in the country’s history.
Iranian taekwondo athletes won four gold medals and one silver at the 2026 Uzbekistan Open, held in Namangan on October 27–28, with Nahid Kiani taking silver in the women’s under-57kg category.
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Alireza Mohmadi has secured his spot in the final of the 87kg weight class at the World Championships in Kazakhstan.
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Saeid Esmaeili has advanced to the final of the 67kg weight class at the World Championships in Kazakhstan, becoming Iran's seventh finalist in the tournament after a breathtaking victory over his titled Azerbaijani opponent.
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Gholamreza Farrokhi has clinched the gold medal in the 82kg weight class at the 2026 World Championships in Kazakhstan, defending his world title for the second consecutive year.