Iran’s U23 national freestyle wrestling team delivered a stellar performance at the World Championships in Las Vegas, USA, capturing the overall team title with 180 points.
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NOCc; Tehran: The tournament took place from October 15 to 18, 2026, where the
Iranian squad demonstrated absolute dominance by securing medals in 9 out of 10
weight categories, tallying 4 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze medals. Gold
medals were clinched by Ahoora Khateri (65kg), Mehdi Yousefi (79kg), Abolfazl
Rahmani (92kg), and Abolfazl Mohammadnejad (125kg). Ebrahim Elahi claimed
silver (70kg), while bronze medals went to Ebrahim Khoari (61kg), Ali Karampour
(74kg), Reza Afshar (86kg), and Mohammadmobin Azimi (97kg). In the final team
standings, Iran finished first with 180 points, followed by Russia with 171
points and the United States with 104 points.