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Jun 16, 2021 · Iran line-up for Tokyo Olympic Games: Men’s Freestyle: 57kg - Reza ATRI. After the retirement of Hassan RAHIMI, Reza Atri became the number one wrestler in Iran at 57kg. Atri earned the Olympic spot for Iran after he placed fifth at '19 World Championships in Nur-sultan. The '19 Asian champion defeated youngster Rahman AMOUZAD KHALILI Khalili ...
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- Wrestling is in the Geraei family's blood. Geraei grew up in the central Iranian city of Shiraz as one of three siblings, two of whom would become accomplished Greco-Roman wrestlers.
- Overcoming an ill-timed injury to win Olympic gold. Winning an Olympic gold medal in a combat sport is difficult enough with full fitness and perfect preparation.
- Finding resourceful solutions during Covid. The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the Olympic preparations of athletes around the world, but few countries were hit as hard as Iran.
- Continuing Iran's fine wrestling legacy. Iran has won 24 gold medals in the modern Olympic Games. Almost half of them (11) have been won in wrestling, and as such Geraei joins an exclusive group of particularly-revered athletes in the Asian nation.
Iranian wrestling or Koshti ( Persian: کشتی, romanized : koshti) is a martial art and combat sport that has been practiced since ancient times in Iran. A form today is koshti pahlavani practiced in the zurkhaneh. [1] while regional variations differ from one province to another. Olympic freestyle wrestling is often referred to as the "first ...
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Jun 25, 2020 · Freestyle wrestling is Iran’s national sport, so when Hassan Yazdani pinned down the 74kg gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, he became an instant national hero.. He moved up to 86kg, which better suited his growing frame, taking out the world championships gold medal at his new weight division in 2017 and 2019.
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May 16, 2023 · Rasul Khadem, president of the Iranian Wrestling Federation at the time, commented on the success: "Wrestling is much more than just wrestling for Iranian women. It is the resistance and struggle ...
According to Mehr's reporter, the national wrestling team repeated last year's title in the Asian Games this year. This championship was achieved for the Iranian athletes in a situation where there are 100 days left until the Paris Olympics, and the athletes are trying to go to Paris with a full team and winning 6 quotas in the upcoming Asian and Olympic qualifying competitions.
Sep 10, 2019 · Everything you need to know about the 2019 Iranian men's freestyle world team. Today · 1:00 PM UTC ... Oklahoma Jr. High Wrestling Champs Today · 2:00 PM UTC. 2024 Battle of the Belt Today · 3: ...
