TEHRAN - – Iranian heavyweight wrestler Amirhussein Zare has been named the world’s best freestyle wrestler, according to United World Wrestling (UWW).
 UWW announced Zare’s selection as the best freestyle wrestler of the 2026 World Championships in a post on its Instagram account on Saturday.
“Amirhussein Zare dominated the 125kg division in Astana, powering his way to a fourth world title and our freestyle Top Performance of the 2026 World Championships,” UWW wrote on its official Instagram page.
“In the semifinals, Zare launched Wyatt Hendrickson for four points before adding a takedown and two turns to finish a 10-0 victory,” it added.
“He carried that dominance into the final, beating Abdulla Kurbanov remaining. 11-0 with nearly two minutes,” it noted.
“Five first-period stepouts established his lead in the gold medal match before two takedowns and a gut wrench sealed another emphatic finish,” the report reads.
“Still unbeaten since the Paris Olympic final, Zare leaves Astana with another world crown, and without surrendering a single point,” UWW stated.
Zare scored 42 points throughout the tournament without conceding a single point to his opponents. Zare defeated wrestlers from India, Jamaica, the United States, and Russia on his way to the world title.