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Iran’s Greco-Roman Team Wins U23 World Title in Las Vegas With Three Gold Medals
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Iran won the 2026 U23 Greco-Roman World Championships team title in Las Vegas. Abolfazl Mohammadi won gold in the 82 kg weight class.
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Iran wins U23 title
Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team claimed the U23 world title at the U23 World Championships in the US, with three gold medals, two bronze medals and 119 points. Abolfazl Mehmedi secured Iran’s first gold medal at the World Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships in the United States by defeating his Armenian opponent 2–1 in the final. Iran claimed the team title at the 2026 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, collecting three gold and two bronze medals for 119 points to finish ahead of Kazakhstan and Russia.
“Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team claimed the U23 world title with three gold medals, two bronze medals and 119 points.”
Erfan Jarkani, Abolfazl Mohmedi and Yasin Yazdi won Iran’s gold medals, and Mohammad Kamali and Mohammad Hadi Seydi won bronze. Iran’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team discovered their opponents for the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, United States.
Gold bouts and medalists
Erfan Jarkani opened Iran’s gold-medal run in the Greco-Roman 63-kilogram final, edging Japan’s Manato Nakamura 2-1, PressTV said. Abolfazl Mohmedi won gold in the 82kg division by defeating Armenia’s Martik Petrosyan 2-1 in the final. Yasin Yazdi completed Iran’s gold-medal haul in the 87kg category with a commanding 4-0 victory over Kazakhstan’s Temirlan Turdakyin in the final.
Tehran Times said Abolfazl Mohammadi defeated Armenian wrestler Martik Petrosyan 2-1 to win a gold at the 82kg weight class at the 2026 U23 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas. Mohammad Kamali seized a bronze medal at the 67kg, and Mohammad Seydi Avendi claimed a bronze at 97kg.
Draw, praise, and next steps
Iran’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team discovered their opponents for the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, United States, following the official draw ceremony.
“Erfan Jarkani takes on Georgia's Khozrevanidze in round one.”
Erfan Jarkani would take on Georgia's Khozrevanidze in round one, with the winner squaring off against Albania's Troplini.
IRGC chief Major General Ahmad Vahidi praised Iranian youth performance on the international stage and congratulated the national Greco-Roman wrestling team on its championship at the U23 World Championships in the US.
Vahidi underlined that winning the title of championship serves as yet another clear testament to an enduring truth.
The U23 World Championships are being held in Las Vegas from Oct. 12-18, with Greco-Roman wrestling opening the competition ahead of women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle.