Abolfazl Mohmedi Wins World U-23 Greco-Roman Wrestling Gold
TEHRAN – Abolfazl Mohmedi won the gold medal at the 2026 World U-23 Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, United States, securing Iran’s first gold medal of the tournament.
The medal matches and finals in the 60kg, 67kg, 72kg, 82kg and 97kg weight categories were held early Tuesday in Las Vegas.
In the 82kg final, Mohmedi defeated Armenia’s Martik Petrosyan 2-1 to claim the gold medal.
In the 67kg category, Mohmedi Kamali defeated Armenia’s Yorik Hoveyan 6-0 in the bronze-medal match to secure third place.
Meanwhile, the preliminary rounds in the second five weight categories were held, with Erfan Jarkani reaching the final in the 63kg category and Yasin Yazdi advancing to the final in the 87kg category.
Armin Shamsipour (55kg) and Ahoura Boyeri (77kg) will also compete in the repechage rounds for a chance to win bronze medals.
Iran’s Results in the Second Five Weight Categories
55kg – Armin Shamsipour
Shamsipour opened his campaign with a 13-4 victory over Maksim Sarmanov of Moldova before defeating Zhao of China 8-0 in the next round. He then lost 8-1 to More of India in the quarterfinals.
As More advanced to the final, Shamsipour entered the repechage. He is scheduled to face Isaac Marin Mata of Mexico, with a potential bronze-medal match against Russia’s Malik Gigiev if he wins.
63kg – Erfan Jarkani
Jarkani defeated Khuzrovanidze of Georgia 4-2 in the opening round and then beat Tropelini of Albania 9-0. He followed that with a 2-1 victory over Vitaly Eryomenko of Moldova to reach the semifinals.
In the semifinals, Jarkani defeated Turkey’s Inge 5-1 to book his place in the final, where he will face Manato Nakamura of Japan.
77kg – Ahoura Boyeri
Boyeri began with a commanding 9-0 victory over Ermiev of Estonia but lost 5-1 to Egypt’s Aladdin in the next round. His opponent’s advancement to the final gave Boyeri another opportunity through the repechage.
He will first face Ruslan Nurullayev of Azerbaijan. If he wins, he will continue against Norway’s Gønheim Hatland. Should Boyeri progress through these bouts, he will compete against Ukraine’s Erfan Mirzayev for the bronze medal.
87kg – Yasin Yazdi
After receiving a first-round bye, Yazdi defeated Serbia’s Vamos 11-0 in his opening bout. He then beat Azerbaijan’s Hajiyev 6-2 to advance to the semifinals.
Yazdi secured his place in the final with a 3-1 victory over Martin Losak of Norway. He will face Kazakhstan’s Temirlan Turdakin for the gold medal.
130kg – Abolfazl Fathi Tazangi
After a first-round bye, Tazangi lost to Hungary’s Darabos in the second round. The bout ended 1-1, with Darabos advancing. After Darabos was subsequently defeated, Tazangi was eliminated from the competition.