Iran Freestyle Wrestling Crowned World Champion

The Iranian national freestyle wrestling team reclaimed the world championship title on Tuesday after a 12-year gap, securing victory at the 2025 World Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.

The Iranian national freestyle wrestling team won two gold, two silver, and three bronze medals in different weight categories to stand at the top of the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia on Tuesday, The Caspian Post reports, citing Iranian media.

Iran had gained an early victory in the competition on Monday. Iran had two finalists in the last two weight categories remaining for Tuesday: Rahman Amouzad in the 65 kg and Amirali Azarpira in the 97 kg weight category. Amouzad bagged Iran's second gold medal on Tuesday while Azarpira settled for a silver medal after narrowly being beaten by an American opponent.

Amirhossein Zare won the first gold medal for his country in the 125kg category. Ahmad Mohammadnejad Javan and Kamran Ghasempour, Mohammad Nokhodi, and Amirhossein Firouzpour had also won silver and bronze medals for their country as of Monday.

The last time the national freestyle wrestling team won the championship title was in the 2013 World Championships in Budapest.

The Iranian team has won six world titles with this year's victory.