Iran’s Wrestling Legacy

Iran’s freestyle wrestling representatives competed against their rivals at the U23 World Championship currently underway in Serbia.

Three members of Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team — Ahoura Bouyeri, Gholamreza Farkhi, and Fardin Hedayati — have advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Serbia, following a strong start in the opening four weight categories.

As Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team celebrated its commanding victory at the 2025 World Championships in Croatia, one of the nation’s greatest icons was honored abroad: Russian outlet Izvestia named Hamid Sourian the best Greco-Roman wrestler of the 21st century, cementing his place as a legend of the sport.

Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team has secured the world championship title at the 2025 Wrestling World Championships in Croatia, clinching the crown one day before the competition’s conclusion and ending an 11-year wait for global supremacy.

Iranian wrestling is on the brink of a historic milestone, as the Greco-Roman national team moves close to securing the world championship title—just days after the freestyle squad clinched its own crown at the 2025 World Championships in Croatia.

Iran’s freestyle wrestling team finally reclaimed the top of the world after a long 12-year wait, securing the team championship at the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb. The triumph, sealed even before the final day of competition, marked Iran’s sixth global crown and a resounding return to supremacy.

Iran’s national freestyle wrestling team has claimed the world championship title for the sixth time in history, ending a 12-year wait since its last global triumph.

Amirhossein Zare etched his name deeper into the history of Iranian sport after capturing his third world gold medal in the 125kg division on Sunday night in Zagreb, Croatia. With three world titles and one bronze to his credit, the 24-year-old heavyweight has become the fourth most decorated Iranian freestyle wrestler at the World Championships, joining an elite circle of legends who have shaped the nation’s proud wrestling legacy.