The Iranian national Greco-Roman wrestling team has achieved significant successes at the 2026 World Championships taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan, after the first four weight categories. The team has so far secured one gold medal by Gholamreza Farakhi, two silver medals by Payam Ahmadi and Ali Ahmadi Vafa, and one bronze medal by Ali Askari. Tonight, two finalists, Daniel Sohrabi and Fardin Heydati, along with a bronze medal hopeful, Mohammad Hadi Saravi, are expected to compete in the final three weight categories.
The Final Three Weight Categories Have Begun
The final three weight categories began this morning, Monday, with Iranian wrestlers taking to the mat. Mohammad Mahdi Kashtkar competed in the 63 kg category, Saeed Esmaeili in the 67 kg category, and Alireza Mohammadi in the 87 kg category. In the 63 kg category, which had 26 wrestlers, Mohammad Mahdi Kashtkar had a bye in the first round and will face the winner between Finland and Cuba in the second round.
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Saeed Esmaeili and Alireza Mohammadi Shine
In the 67 kg category, Saeed Esmaeili, a holder of world and Olympic gold medals, faced Laevina from the Netherlands in the first round and won with an impressive score of 10-0 in less than 2 minutes. In his second match, Esmaeili achieved another remarkable victory against Jin from China with a score of 11-0 in the first period, advancing to the quarter-finals.
In the 87 kg category, Alireza Mohammadi also faced Sugtabatar from Mongolia in the first round and won with an impressive score of 11-0 in the first period. With these results, both wrestlers are striving to elevate Iran's name on the global stage and aim for more medals.
The Iranian national Greco-Roman wrestling team has kept hopes alive for winning more medals in this competition with these results and is motivated to pursue further successes. In this context, it is expected that Iranian wrestlers will once again assert their dominance at the peaks of Greco-Roman wrestling worldwide.
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