Iran wins U23 world wrestling title in US

Tehran, IRNA — Iran’s freestyle wrestling team has won the U23 World Championships in Las Vegas, the United States, with four gold, one silver, and four bronze medals, collecting 180 points.

The U23 World Championships took place in Las Vegas from October 16 to 19, with Iran finishing first with 180 points, followed by Russia with 171 points and the United States with 104 points.

For Iran, Ahoura Khateri (65kg), Mehdi Yousefi (79kg), Abolfazl Rahmani (92kg) and Abolfazl Mohammadnejad (125kg) won gold medals, while Ebrahim Elahi (70kg) took silver.

Ebrahim Khari (61kg), Ali Karampour (74kg), Reza Afshar (86kg), and Mohammad Mobin Azimi (97kg) won bronze medals.

Iran finished first in the team standings ahead of Russia, the United States, Türkiye, Japan, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

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