Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Golmreza Farroki won and secured the gold medal at the 2026 World Wrestling Championship in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 82 kg category on Sunday.
In the final match, he defeated Yüksel Sarıcıçek from Turkey with a score of 5:1. Earlier that same day, Payam Ahmadi from Iran won the silver medal in the 55 kg weight class.
The 2026 World Wrestling Championship is taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan, on October 24 and 25.
The Asian Para Games were held in Nagoya, where Iranian para-athletes achieved victories by winning gold and silver medals in the men's 100-meter breaststroke event in category SB9.
Sina Zeigaminejad and Shahin Izadyar from Iran secured the top two spots in the final of the men's 100-meter breaststroke in category SB9. Zeigaminejad won the gold medal, finishing with a time of 1:09.47, while Izadyar took second place, completing the distance in 1:13.23.
Suatik Patil from India won the bronze medal in this competition, posting a time of 1:13.77. All competitions took place in the Nagoya City Gymnasium sports hall, known as [Rainbow Pool].
Mohammad Saber from Iran won the gold medal in the javelin throw discipline during the 2026 Asian Para Games on Tuesday.
On the second day of the paraathletics competitions at the 5th Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Saber from Iran won the javelin throw in the F33 category, setting a new Games record.
He achieved a result of 10.95 meters, breaking the previous Asian Para Games record. This record previously belonged to Mohammadreza Ahmadi from Iran, who set it at the Jakarta Games in 2018 with a result of 9.92 meters.
Saber competed against athletes from five countries and finished ahead of throwers from Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan to win gold. Hani Alnahl from Saudi Arabia took second place with a result of 10 meters, and Ahmed Alhosani from the UAE won bronze with a score of 9.76 meters.
At the 2026 U23 World Wrestling Championship held in Las Vegas, USA, Iranian wrestlers secured two gold and three bronze medals across the first five weight categories.
Ebrahim Khari won a bronze medal in the 61 kg category, achieving a convincing 12-0 victory over Gabriel Wyatt Wisenhunt from Romania in the bronze medal match. Earlier, Khari lost 7-1 to American wrestler Benjamin Adam Davino but managed to return to the competition in the repechage round, defeating Akito Mukai from Japan 15-4 to advance to the semi-finals for a medal.
Ali Karampour also brought a bronze medal to Iran in the 74 kg weight class, defeating Ion Martzu from Moldova 10-0 in the third-place match. Reza Afshar added another bronze medal in the 86 kg division after overcoming Evgeniy Mikhalshan from Moldova 6-0 in the bronze medal final. After losing in the first round to a team from Turkey, Afshar recovered in the competition, defeating opponents from Mexico and Armenia.
Abolfazl Rahmani secured Iran's first gold medal in the 92 kg category. He defeated Fatih Altunbas from Turkey 6-3 in the semi-finals and then beat Arslan Bagayev from Russia 5-2 in the final to claim the title. Abolfazl Mohammednejad completed Iran's double gold medal haul with a dominant 10-0 victory over Alexander Abramishvili from Georgia in the 125 kg final.
Mohammednejad reached the final after victories over athletes from Ukraine, Russia, and Azerbaijan, concluding an impressive run in the heavyweight division. Iran's total of five medals in the first five weight categories demonstrated a strong start for the team at the U23 World Championship, where two titles and three bronze medals created a promising foundation for the remainder of the competition.
